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Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Adds Emma McTague to Board of Directors

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Adds Emma McTague to Board of Directors

March 15, 2023

MILWAUKEE– Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) announced today that Emma McTague, 49, senior vice president and chief human resources officer of Oshkosh Corporation, has joined the company’s board of directors effective March 15.

“We are thrilled to add Emma to the Zurn Elkay board of directors,” said Todd A. Adams, Zurn Elkay chairman and CEO. “Her broad and progressive human capital leadership, combined with her integrated performance management expertise, complements the way we run our business. Emma brings a passion for our clean and safe water management mission that will be valuable to our board, as well as the overall employee experience.”

McTague has served as senior vice president and chief human resources officer for Oshkosh Corporation since February 2021. She has responsibility for all areas of human resources including leading the company’s global human resources strategy, supporting wellbeing initiatives, promoting an inclusive workplace, managing talent development and driving employee engagement. She previously served as vice president of global human resources for the Access segment, a position she had since joining Oshkosh in 2015. Prior to Oshkosh, she worked with Hershey Foods as a senior director and at GE Water & Process Technologies in several human resources positions of increasing responsibility.

McTague will serve as an independent director and join the board’s Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance committees. With the addition of McTague and the previously announced retirement of John Stroup set for May of 2023, the Zurn Elkay board will be comprised of ten directors, nine of whom are independent and three of whom are women.

McTague is a member of the Executive Advisory Board for West Virginia University’s Master of Science in Human Resource Management program.

Originally from Ireland, McTague holds a bachelor of commerce degree in management and economics from University College Cork in Ireland. She also has a master’s degree in business administration with an international business emphasis from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

About Zurn Elkay Water Solutions

Named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies 2023 by Newsweek and Statista, Zurn Elkay Water Solutions is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI and is a growth-oriented, pure-play water business that designs, procures, manufactures, and markets what we believe is the broadest sustainable product portfolio of solutions to improve health, hydration, human safety, and the environment. The Zurn Elkay product portfolio includes professional grade water control and safety, water distribution and drainage, drinking water, finish plumbing, hygienic, environmental and site works products for public and private spaces. Visit www.zurn-elkay.com for additional information about the Company.