Mr. Waltz became a Director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Atkore Inc. in 2018. Prior to that, he served in several other Company executive roles, including Chief Operating Officer and Group President of Atkore Electrical. From 2009 until joining Atkore in 2013, Mr. Waltz was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Materials, Inc. Prior to that, he spent 15 years in various divisions of Pentair plc, including President-Pentair Flow Technologies. Mr. Waltz began his career at General Electric Company and as a Deloitte management consultant. He earned a Masters of Business Administration from Northwestern University, Kellogg Graduate School of Management, a Masters of Science in Computer Science from Villanova University, a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University, and was a graduate of General Electric’s Information Systems Management Program. In addition to serving on Atkore’s Board of Directors, Mr. Waltz serves as a Director of Quanex Building Products Corporation (NYSE: NX), a Director and Executive Committee member for the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and has served as a National Association of Electrical Distributors (NAED) Board Member.