Graco Appoints Kevin J. Wheeler to the Board of Directors
February 26 2020 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
Graco Inc. (NYSE:GGG) announced today that Kevin J.
Wheeler has been appointed as a member of the Company’s Board of
Directors, effective Feb. 28, 2020.
Mr. Wheeler serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of
A. O. Smith Corporation, a position he’s held since September 2018.
Prior to becoming President and CEO, Mr. Wheeler was President and
Chief Operating Officer from June 2017, responsible for global
water heating, boilers and water treatment operations. He also
oversaw the company’s research and development activities and the
information technology function. He joined A. O. Smith in 1994 as a
regional sales manager for the former Water Products Company and
has held a number of senior leadership positions, including
Managing Director of A. O. Smith Water Products Company B.V. in the
Netherlands, Vice President-International with responsibility for
all European and Asian operations, and Senior Vice President,
President and General Manager of North America, India and Europe
water heating business, A. O. Smith’s largest operating unit.
Mr. Wheeler is a member of the Manufacturers Alliance for
Productivity and Innovation (MAPI) division leadership council and
has served as an at-large director of the Air-Conditioning, Heating
and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI).
“Kevin’s extensive sales, manufacturing and international
experience and his long tenure in leadership positions at a global
public company make him a natural fit for our organization. We’re
looking forward to the perspective Kevin brings on operations
across international markets and key technology functions relating
to products and information systems,” said Lee R. Mitau, Graco’s
Chairman of the Board. “On behalf of our Board of Directors and
Management team, I want to formally welcome Kevin to Graco.”
Mr. Wheeler will serve on the Company’s Audit Committee and its
Management Organization and Compensation Committee.
ABOUT GRACO Graco Inc. supplies technology and expertise
for the management of fluids in both industrial and commercial
applications. It designs, manufactures and markets systems and
equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and spray fluid and
powder materials. A recognized leader in its specialties,
Minneapolis-based Graco serves customers around the world in the
manufacturing, processing, construction and maintenance industries.
For additional information about Graco Inc., please visit us at
www.graco.com.
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