Posted on August 1, 2016
Shanghai, China – Organica Water announced today that Mr. David Wu has joined the firm to lead the Organica team as it continues its rapid expansion in the Chinese market.
Mr. Wu is a well-known executive in the Chinese water market where he was instrumental in establishing GE Water’s market leading position in water and wastewater treatment technologies. Mr. Wu spent over 10 years with GE Water & Process Technologies, the last three as the CEO of GE’s Greater China business. Prior to this role Mr. Wu was based in the GE headquarters in the US where he was Global Sales Leader for all membrane products in Emerging Markets. Prior to GE, Mr. Wu served in high level leadership roles in other large multinational companies such as Tyco and PPG. Overall David has 21 years of leadership experience in multi-national companies, and is recognized as one of the leading authorities on water technologies in the China market.
“Organica has been present in the China market for 10 years, and in the past 3 years we have seen explosive growth as clients like Shanghai Water Company and Beijing Capital Water have applied our unique “localized” solution to address wastewater management challenges,” said Ari Raivetz, CEO of Organica Water. “Bringing Mr. Wu on board as the GM of our China business is an important milestone and represents the next major step as we continue to facilitate broad scale adoption of the Organica solution in the municipal wastewater treatment space in China. Mr. Wu’s industry leadership credentials are unparalleled in the market and he has a proven track record of scaling businesses, which is critical for Organica to meet the rapidly growing market demand for our solutions.”
“As China moves toward “Ecological Civilization” and pursues the goal of “Green, Environment friendly and Sustainable growth”, we need low cost, high efficient and more environmentally harmonious solutions in the wastewater treatment field”, commented Mr. Wu. ”I am very excited to be promoting the Organica solution, which is the best fit to meet these goals. Comparing with conventional wastewater treatment processes, with a comparable capital investment Organica saves 30%+ of operational cost, up to 60% of land occupied, and with a garden-looking appearance and much better effluent water quality it significantly lowers infrastructure costs and enables cost-efficient reuse of the treated effluent. It’s truly unbelievable and amazing! I am very much looking forward to applying my experience to spreading this truly green solution for the benefit of the Chinese society”.
About Organica Water
Since its founding in 1998 Organica has worked to bring its sustainable wastewater treatment solution to cities and communities around the world. Today, with more than 80 references in ten countries and four continents, Organica is recognized as the world leader in providing localized solution for the treatment and reuse of wastewater. While the Company offers a highly efficient biological process, its signature focus is on addressing the total cost of treatment by developing localized solutions that integrate into any population center. To achieve this goal they feature unprecedented integration of all engineering disciplines – process, mechanical, civil, electrical, controls, and architecture – to minimize capital costs, maximize operating efficiency, and create iconic structures. Each Organica plant has the appearance of a botanical garden bringing the natural world into towns and cities, creating new spaces and enhancing quality of life for residents thus changing the relationship of communities to the environment, waste and resources.
Organica is backed by leading European, Chinese and US private equity investors, along with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-equity arm of the World Bank Group.
