Generac Holdings 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.

Gene Lowe was named president and chief executive officer of the new SPX Corporation in 2015. In this leadership role, he is responsible for driving the company’s overall growth and profitability as a diversified, global supplier of infrastructure equipment focused on three key segments: HVAC, detection and measurement, and power. Gene joined SPX in 2008, holding multiple strategic leadership positions, most recently as the president of SPX’s Thermal Equipment and Services segment. His tenure at SPX also includes roles leading the Evaporative Cooling business and the marketing, strategy, and business development functions within the Thermal segment where he focused on driving differentiation through technology innovation and operational initiatives. Prior to joining SPX, Gene held positions with Milliken, Bain & Company and Lazard Technology Partners. Gene earned his MBA with distinguished honors from Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business and his B.S. in management science from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Sachin Lawande is currently President of HARMAN’s Infotainment Division. Mr. Lawande is responsible for all worldwide operations, direction, and performance of the division, as well as infotainment design, engineering, and production. From 2011 to 2013, Mr. Lawande served the dual role as the Co-President of HARMAN’s Lifestyle and Infotainment Divisions. Prior to that, he served as Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Technology Officer, and Co-President, Automotive Division at Harman, responsible for guiding software strategy, development partnerships, and key customer relationships. He was instrumental in launching an offshore development center in India as part of Harman's strategy for optimizing its global engineering footprint. Mr. Lawande joined Harman International in 2006, following senior roles at QNX Software Systems and 3Com Corporation. As Vice President of Engineering Services of QNX Software Systems, Mr. Lawande was responsible for pre- and post-sales customer support, custom engineering, system integration, design consulting, and training services at QNX Software. While at QNX, he oversaw the market introduction of new operating system capabilities, such as power management, advanced graphics, and enhanced networking features. Before joining QNX, Mr. Lawande was responsible for development of networking and consumer electronics systems at corporate giants such as AT&T Bell Labs, U.S. Robotics, and 3Com. He was a key contributor to an array of leading-edge products, including the Total Control remote access server, U.S. Robotics Sportster modems, and 3Com's Ergo product line. Mr. Lawande has a wealth of experience in developing embedded systems and software. He holds three patents in Communications Software and is a founding Member of COMPASS, a Chicago-area organization of embedded software and IT professionals. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Electronics and Telecommunications from Bombay University in India and a Masters Degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern Illinois University.

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.

Charles de Ganahl Koch (born November 1, 1935) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. As of April 2021, he was ranked as the 15th-richest person in the world on Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with an estimated net worth of $63.1 billion. Koch has been co-owner, chairman, and chief executive officer of Koch Industries since 1967, while his late brother David Koch served as executive vice president. Charles and David each owned 42% of the conglomerate. The brothers inherited the business from their father, Fred C. Koch, then expanded the business. Originally involved exclusively in oil refining and chemicals, Koch Industries now includes process and pollution control equipment and technologies, polymers and fibers, minerals, fertilizers, commodity trading and services, forest and consumer products, and ranching. The businesses produce a wide variety of well-known brands, such as Stainmaster carpet, the Lycra brand of spandex fiber, Quilted Northern tissue, and Dixie Cup.

Tate Forrester is a President/CEO at O'Neal Steel and is based in Birmingham, Alabama. He has worked as General Manager at United Performance Metals, Investment Banking at Morgan Stanley, and General Manager at CHRG Metals. Tate studied at McCombs School of Business between 2008 and 2010, Woodberry Forest School between 1994 and 1998, and Vanderbilt University between 1998 and 2002.

Brian Steel is a VP Sales & Marketing at Performark, Chief Executive Officer at Tenere Inc, and Board Member at Ethnotek and is based in Minnesota. He has worked as high volume product manager at Xerox, VP:Global Sales & Mktg at Tenere Inc, and VP Sales at AGILITI INC. Brian works or has worked as VP:Global Sales at PCH. He studied at University of Wisconsin-Madison between 1991 and 1993 and Wisconsin School of Business between 1990 and 1993.