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Richard Heckmann has been Chairman and CEO of USFilter since 1990 and has led the company through a period of unprecedented growth. He led the investment group that purchased controlling interest in the company, appointed new management and initiated a series of corporate changes that increased revenues and earnings between 1990 and 1997, from $17 million to $1.37 billion. Today, USFilter’s annualized revenues exceed $5 billion.