Apex Tool Group competitors

Kevin Wheeler was named to lead the company’s water heating operations in the U. S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and India in September 2011. He has profit and loss responsibility for the 11 brands that make up this business unit. The unit’s operations include 13 facilities and more than 3,800 employees. Kevin was named Senior Vice President and General Manager of A. O. Smith’s U. S. Retail Water Heaters in May 2007, responsible for the company’s retail Strategic Business Unit including the Whirlpool, Kenmore, U.S. Craftmaster, and Reliance brands. He joined A. O. Smith as a regional sales manager for its Water Products Company division in 1994. He also served as Managing Director of the Company’s Veldhoven, the Netherlands, operation, and as Vice President-International, responsible for the company’s residential and commercial water heating business outside the United States and Canada. Prior to joining A. O. Smith, Wheeler held sales management positions with American Water Heater Company of Johnson City, Tenn., and Bradford-White Corporation, a water heater manufacturer headquartered in Ambler, Pa. Kevin is a graduate of the University of Nevada-Reno with a Bachelor’s degree in finance.

Walter Craig Johnsen (born December 15, 1950) is the chairman and chief executive officer of Acme United Corporation, which is a supplier of cutting, measuring and safety products for the school, home, office, hardware and industrial markets.

D. James Umpleby III is an American businessman. He became the CEO of Caterpillar Inc. as of January 2017, and chairman of the Caterpillar board of directors in December 2018.

Max Mitchell is a Board Member at Crane Co, President/CEO at Crane Co, and Board Member at LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC and is based in Weston, Connecticut. He has experience at Ford and Danaher and has worked as Pres:Fluid Handling at Crane Co, Senior VP:Global Operations at Pentair Tools Group Inc, and Exec VP/COO/Pres:Fluid at Crane Co. Max studied at Tulane University and Katz Graduate School of Business.

Todd Adams is the Chair of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rexnord Corporation, a growth-oriented diversified industrial company, with annual revenues of $2.1 billion and more than 7,000 associates worldwide. Todd has been the company’s Chair of the Board since 2020 and President and Chief Executive Officer since 2009 and also serves on Rexnord's board of directors. Todd joined Rexnord in 2004. Todd is a member of the board of directors of Badger Meter, Inc. He is also a member of Marquette University’s board of trustees and serves on the board of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Hunger Task Force and The Water Council (co-chair). He has a Bachelor’s degree in finance from Eastern Illinois University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Nicholas Pinchuk is a Trustee at Carthage College, Board Member at COLUMBUS MCKINNON CORP, and Board Member at Southern Vermont College and is based in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He has experience at RAYTHEON CO/ and Ford and has worked as Senior VP/Pres:Worldwide Comm at SNAP-ON INC, President:Asia-Pacific Operations at Carrier, and Board Member at SNAP-ON INC. Nicholas works or has worked as Board Member at Carrier Aircon Ltd. He studied at Harvard Business School and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

David Maura has served as a Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Investments of HRG Group effective as of October 2011, as a director of HRG Group since May 2011. Mr. Maura has also served as the Chairman of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., a subsidiary of HRG Group, since July 2011, and as the interim Chairman of the board of directors of Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and as one of its directors since June 2010. Prior to becoming Managing Director and Executive Vice President of Investments at HRG Group, Mr. Maura was a Vice President and Director of Investments of Harbinger Capital Partners LLC (“Harbinger Capital”), an affiliate of HRG Group. Prior to joining Harbinger Capital in 2006, Mr. Maura was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at First Albany Capital, where he focused on distressed debt and special situations, primarily in the consumer products and retail sectors. Prior to First Albany, Mr. Maura was a Director and Senior High Yield Research Analyst in Global High Yield Research at Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Maura was a Vice President and Senior Analyst in the High Yield Group at Wachovia Securities, where he covered various consumer product, service and retail companies. Mr. Maura began his career at ZPR Investment Management as a Financial Analyst. During the past five years, Mr. Maura has served on the board of directors of Russell Hobbs (formerly Salton, Inc.), Applica Incorporated, and Ferrous Resources Ltd. Mr. Maura received a B.S. in Business Administration from Stetson University and is a CFA charterholder.

Mr. Arnold has been Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation, a power management company, since June 1, 2016. From September 2015 to May 2016, Mr. Arnold served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Eaton Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Arnold served as the Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer, Industrial Sector, of Eaton Corporation. From 2000 to 2008 he served as Senior Vice President of Eaton Corporation and Group Executive of the Fluid Power Group of Eaton. Prior to joining Eaton, Mr. Arnold was employed in a series of progressively more responsible positions at General Electric Company from 1983 to 2000. Mr. Arnold was appointed to the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation in 2015. Mr. Arnold is a former Director of Covidien plc.