Mr. Christopher Shea
Franchise Owner, BATTERIES PLUS, LLC
Member of the Industrial Council
Council Member Biography
Christopher Shea is the Franchise Owner of Batteries Plus, a retail and business to business battery chain. Mr. Shea has been responsible for financial planning and development of W.R. Grace's $110M battery separator division which he helped sell for twice the expected price. He has over 20 years of financial planning, business development and sales experience in the global filtration, membrane and battery separation industries. Until 2004, Mr. Shea was the Vice President, Sales, of Advanced Membrane Systems where he worked with the car companies to develop safer lithium-ion batteries for HEVs. He has also been the Director of US Filter's $15M international dewatering filtration business where he rationalized three acquired companies and quadrupled inter-company sales. Additionally, Mr. Shea has been responsible for membrane filtration sales at Koch Membrane Systems and Norit X-Flow. He also started a $2M US sales office for Petkus, a German filtration company. (This is me - Update Profile)
Employment History
- 2006 - Unspecified
- Franchise Owner, BATTERIES PLUS, LLC
- 2005 - 2006
- Business Development Specialist, Red Lion Controls
- 2004 - 2004
- Director of Sales and Marketing, NORIT AMERICAS, INC.
- 2002 - 2004
- Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Advanced Membrane Systems
- 2000 - 2001
- Global Business Manager, KOCH MEMBRANE SYSTEMS, INC.
- 1999 - 2000
- Director of International Business, ILLINOIS WATER TREATMENT, INC
- 1995 - 1998
- Vice President, Petkus Inc.
- 1992 - 1995
- Global Director - Planning & Development, W. R. GRACE & CO.
- 1987 - 1991
- European Manager - Plan./Dev. - Battery Separators, W. R. GRACE & CO.
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Membrane Efficiencies Ensure 10% Growth of Muncipal Drinking Water Technologies
November 6, 2006
US Market for Drinking Water Technologies to Reach $2.1 Billion in 2011 | www.bccresearch.com
Improved membrane efficiencies and declining pricing will drive a projected 10% AAGR in municipal drinking water technologies.
Membrane filtration represents over 75% of all advanced municipal filtration technology and it will remain the significant technology to guarantee clean water.
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Pall Hits a largely Unappreciated Municipal Homerun
November 6, 2006
Big UF Drinking Water Plant Coming to MN | www.ch2m.com
The Minneapolis decision to use CH2M Hill and Pall in the US' largest membrane filtration plant elevates Pall into the highest echelon in the Municipal segment, where they have been working hard to penetrate. This represents a major achievement in a five-year long struggle.
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Layne Christensen Deserves Some Attention in Water
September 25, 2006
Layne Agrees to Buy Sewer Rehab Unit | biz.yahoo.com
Layne Christensen (LAYN) is not a company that receives a lot of publicity, but it is has recently taken some smart, significant steps in the water industry to make the company a serious player.
Most importantly Layne does not appear to be overpaying for their water deals, like some industry giants (GE). -
The Separator is a Key Element in building a safer Lithium-Ion Battery
September 1, 2006
Dell, Sony Discussed Battery Problem 10 Months Ago | www.computerworld.com.au
The recent Lithium-Ion laptop battery recalls can be seen as a good thing for consumers and for the battery separator industry.
Safety is not a new idea for the battery separator industry and in fact many products already exist which can dramatically enhance safety with relative ease and not at great incremental cost. -
GE Water: Positioning itself to Surge Ahead
August 30, 2006
GE's Water Unit Remains Stagnant As It Struggles to Integrate Acquisitions | online.wsj.com
GE can improve its standing in the water business, but it must resist temptation for immediate gain and it must stay the coarse.
The confluence of superb water technologies, a guaranteed growth market, disciplined management, global reach and tremendous finance capabilities will ensure GE a leading position in the water business, provided it makes no rash moves.
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