ST. LOUIS, MO, March 3, 2015 -- Aclara Technologies LLC, a provider of smart infrastructure technologies for water, gas and electric utilities, has officially appointed Kurt Bruenning as the company's chief financial officer and senior vice president of finance, accounting, information technology, and legal functions. Bruenning has an extensive leadership background with more than 17 years of experience in corporate finance, accounting, capital markets, treasury, mergers and acquisitions, risk management , public reporting, financial planning and analysis, operations finance, and private equity transactions.