Michael Hawes
Michael Hawes
Overview
Michael has over 20 years of experience in General Management of filtration and water purification companies. Before Liquidity, Michael led 3M’s Worldwide Water Group where he was responsible for a sales, marketing, business development and R&D for a department with over $220 M in annual revenue. Michael’s position at 3M followed their acquisition of CUNO, a major international manufacturer of water filters and purification technology. At CUNO Michael led the Asia-Pacific region as General Manager quadrupling the region’s revenue and doubled the staff during his tenure. While working in Asia he developed distribution agreements, built up sales relationships, and managed strong growth of a water company. Michael’s relationships from that period provide Liquidity with great access to key decision makers at water purification OEMs throughout the region. Michael has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of New South Wales and a Post-Grad diploma in Marketing at Charles Sturt University.