President + CEO

Cem (pronounced as “Gem”) Candir was born and raised in Turkey and studied Mechanical Engineering at Boğaziçi University, which was founded as the first American College built overseas, in Istanbul. Cem worked for Procter & Gamble, starting as a coop, then full-time in Sales and Marketing for four years before moving to the United States at just 23 years old for his MBA at the University of Minnesota.

Following his MBA, he spent almost a decade at GE in finance, operations, and supply chain leadership roles. In his last role at GE, Cem was responsible for the global fulfillment of a $1.2 billion chemical business. Following GE, Cem joined MIOX, an Albuquerque-based water technology startup, leading it to a record valuation exit within seven years.

Currently, Cem is the President & CEO of Chemstar WATER, a rapidly expanding, nationally recognized water treatment company.