SHANGHAI and PRINCETON, New Jersey, August 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

Organica Water (http://www.organicawater.com ) announced today that Mr. David Wu has joined the firm to lead the Organica team as it continues its rapid expansion in the Chinese market.

Mr. Wu is a well-known executive in the Chinese water market where he was instrumental in establishing GE Water's market leading position in water and wastewater treatment technologies. Mr. Wu spent over 10 years with GE Water & Process Technologies, the last three as the CEO of GE's Greater China business.

"Organica has been present in the China market for 10 years, and in the past 3 years we have seen explosive growth as clients like Shanghai Water Company and Beijing Capital Water have applied our unique "localized" solution to address wastewater management challenges," said Ari Raivetz, CEO of Organica Water. "Bringing Mr. Wu on board as the GM of our China business is an important milestone and represents the next major step as we continue to facilitate broad scale adoption of the Organica solution in the municipal wastewater treatment space in China. Mr. Wu's industry leadership credentials are unparalleled in the market and he has a proven track record of scaling businesses, which is critical for Organica to meet the rapidly growing market demand for our solutions."

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About Organica Water

Since its founding in 1998 Organica has worked to bring its sustainable wastewater treatment solution to cities and communities around the world. Today, with more than 80 references in ten countries and four continents, Organica is recognized as the world leader in providing localized solution for the treatment and reuse of wastewater. While the Company offers a highly efficient biological process, its signature focus is on addressing the total cost of treatment by developing localized solutions that integrate into any population center.  Each Organica plant has the appearance of a botanical garden bringing the natural world into towns and cities, creating new spaces and enhancing quality of life for residents thus changing the relationship of communities to the environment, waste and resources.

Organica is backed by leading European, Chinese and US private equity investors, along with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private-equity arm of the World Bank Group.

SOURCE Organica Water