Kevin Klau

Kevin Klau is the President of Hach (www.hach.com), a Danaher company that delivers analytical instrumentation, chemistry and software for municipal and industrial customers, and has a mission to ensure water quality for people around the world.

Kevin joined Danaher in 2002, and spent seven years in a variety of leadership roles in the Industrial Technologies segment, including serving as the President of Portescap from 2007-2009.  In 2009, Kevin moved to Corporate to become Danaher’s Corporate Vice President for Human Resources, with global responsibility for driving a focused human resources strategy centered on talent acquisition, performance management and leadership development.  In 2012, Kevin joined Hach, where he became President in 2015.  Today, his role also includes leadership for two additional Danaher companies, Sea-Bird and OTT Hydromet.

In addition to Kevin’s professional responsibilities, he plays a key role in partnerships with several water non-profits, including Water Mission (www.watermission.org), a global leader that provides safe water and sanitation systems in developing communities, disaster relief areas and refugee camps around the world

Kevin earned an undergraduate degree in Government and Public Policy from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration.