Board of Directors

Chief Executive Officer

Martie Zakas has served as the Company’s CEO and President since August 2023. She previously served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mueller Water Products since 2018 and has extensive leadership experience in finance, strategy, M&A and implementing proven strategies to deliver value. She has directed Mueller’s strategic planning, corporate development, investor relations and corporate communications activities since joining the Company in 2006. Prior to joining Mueller, Ms. Zakas spent five years with Russell Corporation, an athletic apparel, footwear and equipment company, where she held a variety of positions culminating in her role as Corporate Vice President, Chief of Staff, Business Development and Treasurer, until its 2006 acquisition by Berkshire Hathaway. From 1993 to 2000, Ms. Zakas served as Corporate Vice President, Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Secretary for Equifax, Inc., a global data, analytics and technology company. Ms. Zakas began her career as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley. Ms. Zakas earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Randolph-Macon Woman’s College (now known as Randolph College), a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ms. Zakas is a Director of Mueller Water Products and BlueLinx Holdings, Inc., and is a former Director of Atlantic Capital Bancshares, Inc. She serves on the Board of Trustees of the University of Virginia Darden School Foundation.

Co-Chair of the Capital Allocation and Operations Committee

Chair of the Executive Committee

Christian A. Garcia has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since August 2024 and was a Board observer commencing in March 2024. Mr. Garcia formerly served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from 2020 to 2023 at BrandSafway, a provider of industrial services solutions to commercial, industrial, and infrastructure markets. From January 2020 to August 2020, Mr. Garcia served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Weatherford International, a publicly listed oil services company. From 2016 to 2019, Mr. Garcia served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Visteon Corporation, a publicly listed provider of automotive cockpit electronics. Previously, Mr. Garcia served as acting Chief Financial Officer of Halliburton Company, where he progressed through a variety of leadership positions including Chief Accounting Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Investor Relations. Mr. Garcia currently serves as a Director at Tetra Technologies, Inc. and Bausch Health Companies. Mr. Garcia received his Bachelor of Science from the University of the Philippines and his master’s degree in business from Purdue University.

Member of the Audit Committee

Brian Healy has been a member of the Company’s Board of Directors since February 2024 and was a Board observer commencing in November 2023. Mr. Healy is a lecturer of finance at the University of Virginia McIntire School of Commerce. He previously served as Managing Director and Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Americas at Morgan Stanley and was a member of the Investment Banking Management Committee from 2019 to 2023. Mr. Healy also held various leadership roles at Morgan Stanley, including Global Chief Operating Officer of Investment Banking and Head of Firm Strategy and Execution. He serves as a Board Member of Children’s Aid and Family Services of New Jersey. Mr. Healy earned his Bachelor of Science in Commerce from the University of Virginia and an MBA with a concentration in finance from the University of Chicago.

 Member of the Compensation and Human Resources Committee

 Member of the Audit Committee

Dr. Lydia W. Thomas has been a member of our board of directors since January 2008. Dr. Thomas served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Noblis, Inc., a public interest scientific research, technology and strategy company, from 1996 to 2007. She was previously with The MITRE Corporation, Center for Environment, Resources and Space, serving as Senior Vice President and General Manager from 1992 to 1996, Vice President from 1989 to 1992 and Technical Director from 1982 to 1989. In 2013, she was honored by the Outstanding Directors Exchange as an Outstanding Director of the Year. Dr. Thomas is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from Howard University, a Master of Science degree in microbiology from American University and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in cytology from Howard University.

Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

Member of the Environment, Health and Safety Committee 

Member of the Executive Committee

Brian L. Slobodow has been a member of our board of directors since October 2022. Mr. Slobodow is Chief Executive Officer of Better Being Co. and was previously an Operating Partner of the Operational Resource Group (“ORG”). Mr. Slobodow brings over 30 years of operations expertise to the board, including knowledge in the areas of supply chain and procurement issues. Prior to ORG, Mr. Slobodow served as an Operating Executive at Golden Gate Capital, where he gained extensive experience on management teams, serving as the Chief Operating Officer of Atrium, Chief Executive Officer U.S. Silica Company and President and Chief Operating Officer of Neways International, all of which are former Golden Gate Capital portfolio companies. Prior to joining Golden Gate Capital, Mr. Slobodow held multiple leadership positions within Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products and was a Principal at A.T. Kearney. He has previously served as a director on the boards of ANGUS Chemical Company, Cole-Parmer and Springs Window Fashions. Mr. Slobodow holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Co-Chair of the Capital Allocation and Operations Committee

Member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee