Watts Water Technologies Appoints New President, Americas

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) today announced that Munish Nanda will join the Company as President, Americas on April 6, 2015. Mr. Nanda comes to Watts Water from ITT Corporation where he most recently served as President of Control Technologies and previously as Vice President of Integrated Supply Chain (including Operations and Supply Chain functions) for ITT’s Fluid and Motion Control Group. Prior to joining ITT, Mr. Nanda held several operating leadership and general management positions with Thermo Fisher Scientific Corporation and Honeywell, Inc.

Mr. Nanda is replacing Suellen Torregrosa, who has announced that she will be leaving Watts Water within the next few weeks.

Robert J. Pagano, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, commented, “Munish is a proven strategic and operational leader with a long track record of leading successful business transformations. We are extremely pleased to add to our team someone with Munish’s background and experience in leading successful product commercialization, driving operational and commercial excellence, implementing world class integrated supply chains, and leading business optimization and simplification efforts. I believe Munish’s talent and experience make him extremely well suited to lead our ongoing business transformation efforts in the Americas.”

“I want to thank Suellen for her leadership and efforts over the past two years and I wish her well as she moves on to other opportunities,” Mr. Pagano concluded.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is a world leader in the manufacture of innovative products to control the efficiency, safety, and quality of water within residential, commercial, and institutional applications. Watts’ expertise in a wide variety of water technologies enables Watts to be a comprehensive supplier to the water industry.

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