MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith
Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today announced that President and Chief
Operating Officer Kevin J. Wheeler
has been elected to the company's Board of Directors.
Wheeler was named president and chief operating officer of
the Milwaukee-based water
technology company on June 1. He is
responsible for A. O. Smith's global
water heater and boiler operations as well as its global water
treatment business and oversees the company's global product
engineering and information technology functions.
Wheeler has been with the company for more than 23 years. Since
2013, he has served as senior vice president, president and general
manager of North America,
India, and Europe water heating, A. O. Smith's largest operating unit.
Wheeler joined A. O. Smith in
1993 as a regional sales manager. He served as managing
director of the company's European operations and as vice
president-international of the company's water heater
operations. In 2007, he was named senior vice president and
general manager of the company's retail water heater business.
He has been active in a number of industry associations, most
recently serving as an at-large director of the Air-conditioning,
Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
About A. O. Smith
A.
O. Smith Corporation, with headquarters in Milwaukee, Wis., is a global leader applying
innovative technology and energy-efficient solutions to products
manufactured and marketed worldwide. The company is one of
the world's leading manufacturers of residential and commercial
water heating equipment and boilers, as well as a leading
manufacturer of water treatment products. For more information,
visit www.aosmith.com.
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