Chris has spent 30+ years acquiring and transforming businesses in the water and wastewater space. After a successful 14-year career at Thermo Fisher, Chris was part of the founding team of Nova Analytics, a group of water instrumentation companies that was ultimately sold to ITT, Xylem’s predecessor, in 2010.

Chris served as a founding officer and division president for Xylem, a NYSE-traded, multi-national corporation. At Xylem, Chris was responsible for the water treatment and instrumentation businesses, which had a combined P&L of $600M. After five successful years with Xylem, Chris returned to private equity M&A.

In five short years with Union Park’s KPM Analytics, six acquisitions were completed, launching a new leader in analytical instrumentation. In July 2020, Chris joined Axius Water, where he continues to build a business focused on stopping nutrient pollution.

David brings more than 25 years of finance experience to the Axius Water team, most recently spending 13 years as the group CFO of Fortive (formerly Danaher).

The focus of David’s career has been enabling businesses to achieve success partnering with finance. David combines his passion for process orientation and analytical problem-solving to identify solutions that help businesses achieve their growth aspirations. In this way, David is well-equipped to support not only Axius’ platform-level growth into the future but also provide guidance and better align the financial efforts of its operating companies.

David did his undergraduate work at St. Bonaventure University and subsequently received his Masters from the State University of New York in Albany, NY.

Ellen Gaby is a commercial leader with over 30 years of experience in the water and wastewater industry, spanning an era in which strategic investment in the water space has integrated a myriad of regional players into the largest conglomerates in the world.

A Morehead Cain Scholar from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Ellen began her career at a family-owned business in the Research Triangle Park, NC, then moved into industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment at firms that first became US Filter, then GE Water.  Prior to joining Axius, Ellen spent 16 years building a North American water business for the Australian chemical company Orica/Ixom Pty Ltd. Focusing on consolidating digital information to drive growth, and on the human side of commerce, Ellen brings a strategic focus to the passionate pursuit of clean water.

Martin Hildebrand, P.Eng, and founder of Canada-based Nexom, formerly known as Nelson Environmental, brings decades of pioneering wastewater treatment expertise to Axius Water as CTO. Laser focused on nutrient removal technologies for both municipal and industrial applications in urban and rural settings alike, under Martin’s watch, Nexom implemented process technologies to more than 800 projects while leading the EDI team, headquartered in the U.S., on countless aeration installs as well. A member of the acquisition team, Martin has been pivotal in forging acquisition prospects for portfolio additions including Napier Reid and most recently Triplepoint. A civil engineering graduate of the University of Manitoba, Martin now brings his technology acumen and leadership to the entire Axius portfolio.