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George Kast is founder and CEO of Produced Water Solutions (www.produced-water.net), a company which provides environmentally sound solutions by treating and recycling water through its innovative technologies. PWS has developed Mobile Treatment Units (MTUs) and Fixed Treatment Facilities (FTFs) which allow for on-site treatment of Produced and Flow Back Waters.
George Kast has over 25 years of award winning executive management and business experience with both public and private companies focused in the water field. Prior to founding Produced Water Solutions his major accomplishments include building a publicly traded full-service water treatment company to a market cap exceeding $260 million. Under Mr. Kast’s leadership, the Company had over 500 installations in the Electric Power, Oil and Gas, Petro-Chemical, and Commercial markets in 25 countries treating over 10 billion gallons of water per day.
Mr. Kast was named “Entrepreneur of the Year” in 1998 by Ernst & Young for High Tech Manufacturing & Design in the Rocky Mountain Region.