374Water Inc. announced the appointment of Chris Gannon as its new chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Gannon brings a broad array of executive leadership experience in multiple disciplines and industries, including environmental technology development, highly engineered product, advanced manufacturing, and global customer support and service with customers in the municipal, industrial, commercial, defense, and medical spaces. Gannon has also served in numerous transformational roles at both publicly traded and private equity backed companies, where he has successfully built and grown world-class, customer-centric, technology-focused companies in industries governed by extensive regulatory requirements.

Gannon brings extensive experience in scaling companies and deep expertise in capital markets and engineering. As the former President and CEO of Energy Recovery Inc., he spearheaded the company's rapid growth in the core water business and its expansion into the wastewater and refrigeration markets. His leadership saw a quadruple increase in market capitalization and a tripling of annual revenue, achieved through expanding manufacturing, building a top-tier R&D&E division, and forging strategic partnerships.

Later, as CEO of National Fire and Safety, he transformed and scaled the company, growing to over 900 employees and expanding its operational footprint through strategic acquisitions and a revamped revenue model. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BSE from the University of Michigan's College of Engineering.