Water Utility Management

What's next for WWEMA?

July 12, 2023

Bob Crossen asks WWEMA's new executive director, Claudio Ternieden, about his vision for the association and its future.

Bob Crossen

The Water and Wastewater Equipment Manufacturers Association (WWEMA) has a new executive director: Claudio Ternieden.

In this interview, Editorial Director Bob Crossen asks Ternieden about his vision for WWEMA, and about the association’s future as the voice of manufacturing in the water sector.

Ternieden outlines the major steps that he plans to take: interfacing with regulators, building and leveraging knowledge, continuing association growth, and maintaining clear messaging.

About the Author

Bob Crossen | Editorial Director

Bob Crossen is the editorial director for WaterWorld Magazine, Wastewater Digest, Stormwater Solutions, and Water Quality Products, which compose the Endeavor Business Media Water Group. Crossen graduated from Illinois State University in Dec. 2011 with a Bachelor of Arts in German and a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. He has worked in business-to-business journalism covering the drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and point-of-use/point-of-entry markets since April or 2016. Crossen can be reached at [email protected] or 847.954.7980.