Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> November 15, 2004

RICHARD MEEUSEN – BADGER METER INC (BMI)

RICHARD A. MEEUSEN is Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Badger Meter, Inc. Mr. Meeusen graduated summa cum laude from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 1976 with a BBA in Accounting. He immediately joined the audit division of the Milwaukee office of Arthur Andersen & Co. He received his CPA certificate in 1978. In 1988, he became Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Zenith Sintered Products, Inc., a powder metal parts manufacturer located in Germantown. Mr. Meeusen received his MBA from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University in 1995. He joined Badger Meter, Inc., in 1995 as Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer. In February 2001 he became Executive Vice President-Administration and was elected President in November 2001. In April 2002 he was elected President and Chief Executive Officer and in April 2004, he was elected Chairman. Mr. Meeusen serves on the Boards of Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Wisconsin, Inc., State Financial Services Corporation and Waukesha Foundry, Inc. He is Executive Vice President of the Boy Scouts of America and Treasurer of the Metro Flying Club. He is also a member of the Wisconsin and American Institutes of Certified Public Accountants. Profile
TWST: Please begin with a brief historical sketch of Badger Meter, Inc.,

and a picture of things as they are now.

Mr. Meeusen: Badger Meter is almost 100 years old. About 75% of our

business