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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.

Stephen Andrews is a Chairman at BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP and President/CEO at BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP and is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. He has worked as President and CEO at Pettibone, VP/GM at Hendrickson, and President/CEO at International Equipment Solutions. Steve attended University of Michigan between 1985 and 1989.

A senior executive with proven success in multiple industries, extensive international exposure and foreign language skills. My experience includes wide ranging leadership roles in high level sales, marketing and general management positions for US and European multinationals; a large family owned business and a global private equity portfolio company.