Karla Butler Named Vice President & General Manager for DuPont Water Solutions
DuPont announced it has named Karla Butler as the Global Vice President and General Manager of DuPont Water Solutions, a business focused on filtration and specialty-separation technologies with high growth potential.
Water Solutions is a key pillar in DuPont’s growth strategy. With Karla’s leadership, I am confident that DuPont’s Water Solutions team will continue to help solve the world’s most pressing water filtration and purification challenges, creating value for our customers, our shareholders and society.
Jeroen Bloemhard, President, DuPont Healthcare and Water Technologies
Karla brings 35 years of experience in business, commercial, and operational leadership at global multi-industrial companies, including DuPont.
“I am truly honoured to lead DuPont’s Water Solutions business, a purpose-driven team committed to addressing some of the world’s most critical challenges,” said Butler. “I am excited to work alongside my new colleagues, customers and partners to increase access to clean water and sanitation, enable more industrial water reuse, produce healthier foods and medicines, and support the development of cleaner energy sources.”
DuPont Water Solutions’ technologies are helping to purify more than 50 million gallons of water every minute in 112 countries across the world. DuPont offers market-leading technologies to address a variety of challenges faced by water treatment municipalities, seawater desalination plants and industrial water users, including the microelectronics industry, through a broad portfolio of membranes, resins and complete systems. The team is innovating solutions that can help balance the world’s growing water and energy demands, with products that help maximise the availability of electricity, lithium and green hydrogen. The business also supports the life sciences industry with solutions for drug development, crop-to-table processing, protein-rich diets and innovative healthcare.
Its broad portfolio of technologies includes: FilmTec™ reverse osmosis and nanofiltration elements; AmberLite™ ion exchange resins; IntegraTec™, Inge™ and, MemCor™ ultrafiltration modules; MemPulse™ membrane bioreactor systems; OxyMem™ membrane aerated biofilm reactors; and DesaliTec™ closed-circuit reverse osmosis systems.
About DuPont
DuPont is a global innovation leader with technology-based materials and solutions that help transform industries and everyday life. DuPont’s employees apply diverse science and expertise to help customers advance their best ideas and deliver essential innovations in key markets including electronics, transportation, construction, water, healthcare and worker safety.
More information about the company, its businesses and solutions can be found at www.dupont.com.