Mr. Heckmann founded United States Filter Corporation in 1990 and was its Chief Executive Officer. Through a series of acquisitions, United States Filter Corporation grew from annualized revenues of approximately $17 million in 1990 to over $5 billion in 1999, when it was acquired by Vivendi S.A. of Paris, France in March 1999 for approximately $8.2 billion, including the assumption of approximately $1.8 billion of debt. After the sale of United States Filter Corporation, Mr. Heckmann served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of K2 Inc., or K2, a manufacturer of sporting goods equipment, until his retirement from K2 on August 8, 2007. K2 was acquired by Jarden Corporation on August 8, 2007. During his tenure as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of K2 beginning in November 2002, K2 (which was in workout status at that time) more than doubled revenues, which grew from approximately $582 million for the year ended December 31, 2002 to approximately $1.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2006 and tripled net income which grew from approximately $12.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2002 to approximately $37.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2006. Mr. Heckmann has extensive experience with business acquisitions. While he was with United States Filter Corporation, it consummated over 150 acquisitions, ranging up to $1.7 billion in value. Mr. Heckmann was directly involved in locating targets and conducting business diligence with respect to a significant number of United States Filter Corporation's and K2's acquisitions. During Mr. Heckmann's tenure at K2, K2 consummated over 20 acquisitions.
Don serves as our Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary. As Vice President he is involved in developing the company's overall strategy and corporate development, including the mergers and acquisition process. As chief legal officer and corporate secretary he is responsible for all legal, stock administration, and corporate governance functions of the company and its operating subsidiaries. Previously, from 2000 to 2008, Don served as the President of Owl Creek Energy Investments, Ltd., a private holding company for oil and gas exploration and operating entities based in Houston, Texas, and as a founder and director of The General Counsel Group, P.C., a business law firm with offices in Los Angeles, California and Houston, Texas. Prior to that from 1998 to 2000, Don served as Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel to Geoworks Corporation, a publicly listed software company in Alameda, California. Prior to that, he was in private practice as a corporate attorney with the national law firms of Arter & Hadden LLP and Thelen Reid & Priest, LLP. Don received a Bachelor's of Arts degree from UCLA in 1985 and a Juris Doctorate from Hastings College of the Law, University of California, San Francisco, in 1989.
Brian serves as our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. As Vice President he is involved in developing the company's overall strategy and financial structure, including the financial and accounting controls for our operating subsidiaries. As chief financial officer he is responsible for all finance and accounting related functions of the company and its operating subsidiaries. Brian joined the Company in 2007 as a consultant, and accepted appointment as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2008. From 2005 through 2007, Brian served as the Director of Business Development for K2 Inc., a publicly listed manufacturer of sporting goods equipment. From 2003 through 2005, he served as the Director of Financial Accounting for K2 Inc. From May 2000 through 2003, he served as the Corporate Controller of US Filter Corporation, a publicly listed provider of water and waste treatment systems and services, and served as Assistant Corporate Controller from January 1997 through May 2000. Prior to joining US Filter, Brian was the Corporate Controller for Wheelabrator Engineered Systems a division of Waste Management.
John joined the company in 2009 as president of our China Division, he is resident in our Hong Kong office, and he is responsible for the daily operations of our operating subsidiaries in China. John has been involved in the bottling and packaging industry for almost twenty years, and has held various senior management positions within industry segments ranging from food & beverage to cosmetics products packaging, most recently serving as Chief Executive Officer of China Bottles, Inc., from November 15, 2008 through January 10, 2009. From 2004 to 2008, John served as China Group General Manager of Great East Package Holdings, Ltd., a contract beverage bottler. From 2000 to 2004, he served as a director of business development for Constar International in the United States, and as vice president of Rexam Cosmetics in charge of its operations in the Asia Pacific Region. From 1996 to 2000, he was an operations director of Crown Cork and Seal in the United States where he led the its global plastics technology R&D team and pioneered the development of beer in PET plastics and other lightweight packaging applications. From 1989 to 1995, John led the technical team in PET plastics mold and machinery development at FMT Corporation. John has patented various packaging designs and processes throughout his career and was educated in both China and the United States. John received his BS and MS degrees in mechanical engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1982, and Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts in 1989.