Zurn Industries, hired Sam Karge, in the newly created role of vice president, sales and marketing. He will report directly to Craig Wehr, president of Zurn.

Karge joins Zurn with 19 years in the water industry. Most recently he was vice president/platform leader of the Water Purification Platform for Pentair, where he previously held the position of global leadership for sales, product development, marketing and strategy.  Karge also served as president of the Water Quality Association in 2014 -2015.

At Zurn, Karge will provide leadership to drive successful deployment of sales and brand marketing strategies, while continually improving the customer experience.

Karge is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin; Madison, and will be based in Milwaukee.