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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.

Mr. Pinkham joined Regal Beloit Corporation on April 1, 2019, as Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Pinkham was Senior Vice President of Crane Co. from 2016-2019. Prior thereto he served in other leadership roles at Crane Co. from 2012-2016. Prior to joining Crane Co., Mr. Pinkham was Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Critical Power Solutions Division, Electrical Group at Eaton Corporation plc. From 2000-2012, he held successive and increasing roles of global responsibility at Eaton. Prior to joining Eaton, Mr. Pinkham held an Engineering and Quality Manager position at ITT Sherotec and a Process Design Engineer position with Molecular Biosystems, Inc. Mr. Pinkham has a B.S. in Engineering from Duke University, an M.S. in Engineering Management from Northwestern University’s McCormick School of Engineering, and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University’s Kellogg Graduate School of Management.

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.

Rick Olson was elected president and chief operating officer in September 2015 and to the board of directors of The Toro Company in January 2016. Previously he was elected group vice president, international business, micro irrigation business and distributor development in June 2014, and was named vice president, international business in March 2013. Olson joined Toro in 1986 as a manufacturing process engineer. He has held various positions in operations and engineering at five Toro locations—including manager of advanced manufacturing, commercial engineering program manager, director of Shakopee plant operations, and managing director of northern manufacturing operations. In 2010 he was named general manager of Exmark, and was appointed vice president, Exmark in 2012. Olson earned a Bachelor of Science in industrial technology from Iowa State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota – Carlson School of Management. He is a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers and the Institute of Industrial Engineers, and serves on the board of The Toro Foundation.

Greg Evans is a Chief Executive Officer at Indium Corporation. He has worked as President/COO at Indium Corporation.

Tom Garland is a Management Consultant / Advisor at Independent and Chief Executive Officer at PLI and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has worked as Director & Vice President of Operations at Stevens International, Corporate Engineering Manager at Waldorf University, and Network Consultant at Midwest Computer Solutions. Tom studied at Iowa State University until 1987 and University of Wisconsin-Madison between 1987 and 1989.

James 'Jimmy' Love is a Chief Executive Officer at Printpack Holdings Inc and Chairman at Printpack Holdings Inc.