Anaergia Names Lukens President of North American Operations
Send Via E-MailBURLINGTON, ON - October 13, 2011 - WastewaterPR.com - Anaergia Inc., a global leader in the generation of clean energy from organic waste streams, today announced that Kim Lukens has been appointed as President of the company’s North American Operations. Lukens is responsible for strategic leadership, organizational development and overall business performance of Anaergia’s North America Operations, and establishing Anaergia as the industry leader in generating sustainable energy and creating valuable byproducts from organic wastes and residues.
Anaergia Inc., a global leader in the generation of clean energy from organic waste streams, today announced that Kim Lukens has been appointed as President of the company’s North American Operations. Lukens is responsible for strategic leadership, organizational development and overall business performance of Anaergia’s North America Operations, and establishing Anaergia as the industry leader in generating sustainable energy and creating valuable byproducts from organic wastes and residues.
An industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in the environmental management and water/wastewater industries, Lukens has held technical and senior management positions with leading technology and engineering construction companies, including Siemens Water Technologies, USFilter, and Raytheon Engineers and Constructors.
“Kim Lukens is responsible for integrating and growing Anaergia’s North American operations, and demonstrating to businesses and municipalities the benefits of generating renewable energy through resource recovery,” said Steve Watzeck, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Anaergia Inc. “North American industries and municipalities are seeking ways to reuse waste, enable additional revenue streams, and cut operating costs,” added Watzeck. “Kim’s environmental management experience and expertise make him uniquely qualified to show how Anaergia’s revolutionary anaerobic digestion treatment of waste streams is the most cost-effective way to transform organic wastes into usable byproducts and valuable energy.”
Prior to joining Anaergia, Lukens was a key member of the Siemens Water Technologies senior management team, responsible for strategic planning and global platforms development, and transforming the company’s industrial water and wastewater solutions into a world-leading business for Siemens. His seven-year stay at Siemens included positions as Senior Vice President, General Industry Solutions, Vice President, Integrated Solutions, and General Manager, Industrial Wastewater Systems of Veolia/USFilter after its acquisition by Siemens in 2004.
Previously at USFilter, Lukens was a key driver in building the company’s industrial water and wastewater operations platform that achieved a compounded growth rate of greater than 20% with increasing profitability. Joining USFilter in 2001, Lukens held several positions of increasing responsibility for the company’s North American operations, including Director, Sales and Application Engineering, and General Manager of the Industrial Wastewater Systems business.
Lukens holds a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University, a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering Pennsylvania State University, and is a registered professional engineer in Pennsylvania.
