MILWAUKEE, July 13, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- A. O. Smith
Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today announced the appointment of
David R. Warren as president and
general manager of its North
America, India,
Europe, and Export (NAIEE) water
heater operations.
In this role, Warren will have profit and loss responsibility
for the 10 brands that make up the operation. He will oversee
the unit's 4,500 employees at facilities in the U.S., Canada, India, Mexico, the
Netherlands, Turkey, and
the UK.
"Dave brings extensive domestic and international experience to
his new position," President and Chief Operating Officer
Kevin J. Wheeler said in making the
announcement. "He has worked in a wide variety of functions and is
very familiar with our customers and our global water heater
markets."
"With Dave Warren and Kevin
Wheeler, A. O. Smith has two
executives with in-depth knowledge of the global water heater
business," Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Ajita G. Rajendra observed. "Both of them
have been instrumental in helping develop our global water heater
strategy and under their leadership, this business has enjoyed
solid growth over the last several years."
Warren has served as vice president of the India, Europe, and export businesses, overseeing the
company's international water heater operations in Europe, and water heater and water treatment
operations in Turkey and
India. He also was responsible for the company's export water
heater activities.
Warren joined A. O. Smith in 1989
as a wholesale sales coordinator and was promoted to district
manager of the South Texas District. In 1999, he was named a
regional sales manager for the South Central Region. In 2002,
he became director of Reliance retail water heater sales.
In 2004, Warren was named managing director of the company's
Veldhoven operation with responsibility for the European and Middle
Eastern markets and export water heater sales.
Warren is a graduate of the University of
Minnesota with a bachelor's degree in sales and marketing
and has taken courses in international business from Franklin University-Switzerland in Lugano,
Switzerland.
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, as well as a manufacturer of water treatment and
air purification products. For more information visit
www.aosmith.com
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/a-o-smith-names-warren-president-and-general-manager-of-north-america-india-europe-and-export-water-heater-operations-300488116.html
SOURCE A. O. Smith Corporation