Bradford White 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.

Douglas Lindsay is Chief Executive Officer of The Aaron's Company, Inc. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of the Aaron's Business, a position he has held since July 2020. Prior to his current position, Mr. Lindsay served as President of the Aaron's Business since February 2016. Prior to joining Aaron's, Mr. Lindsay served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at ACE Cash Express from February 2012 to January 2016. During his time at ACE, Douglas led all retail operations, products, marketing, merchandising and support functions, and was a key member of an executive team that consistently grew revenue and drove improved margins. Prior to joining ACE Cash Express, Douglas was Vice President of Finance at Regus, Plc / HQ Global Workplaces, Inc., where he was responsible for financial planning and analysis, business intelligence, investor relations and mergers and acquisitions. Douglas received an M.B.A. from the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University and a B.S. in Business Administration and Accounting from Washington and Lee University

William C. Rhodes, III, was named Chairman of AutoZone during fiscal 2007 and has been President, Chief Executive Officer and a director since March 2005. Prior to his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rhodes was Executive Vice President - Store Operations and Commercial. Previously, he held several key management positions with the Company. Prior to 1994, Mr. Rhodes was a manager with Ernst & Young LLP. Mr. Rhodes is currently a member of the Board of Directors for Dollar General Corporation.

James Roberts is a Board Member at Apex Tool Group and Chief Executive Officer at Apex Tool Group. He has worked as Exec Group President at Newell Rubbermaid Inc, Chief Executive Officer at Chamberlain Group Inc, and Pres:Levolor Hardware Group at Newell Rubbermaid Inc. James studied at University of Delaware.

Bob Coon is a President and Chief Executive Officer at Impact Management Group and is based in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Kenneth Mack is a Board Member at Northern States Metals and is based in Ohio. He has worked as Mgr:Manufacturing Ops & Engineering at GENERAL MOTORS CO, President/CEO at Northern States Metals, and Exec VP:Operations & Engineering at Northern States Metals. Kenneth attended Kellogg Graduate School of Management, KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT between 2000 and 2002, and Kettering University between 1992 and 1997.