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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.

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.

Jochen Zeitz is a Board Of Director at HARLEY-DAVIDSON, INC..

R Feight is a President at DAF Trucks, Board Member at PACCAR INC, and Chief Executive Officer at PACCAR INC. He has worked as VP/General Manager at Kenworth Truck Co., Chief Engineer at PACCAR INC, and Chairman at European Automobile Mfg Assn. R studied at University of Colorado and Northern Arizona University.

Chris Metz is a Board Member at Pemco Conversions, Board Member at Avionic Services PLC, and Board Member at CENTRAL GARDEN & PET CO and is based in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. He has worked as Board Member at VINCE HOLDING CORP., Board Member at Arctic Cat, and Director at ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP.. Christopher works or has worked as President at Kwikset. He studied at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill between 1990 and 1992, University of Delaware between 1983 and 1987, and Kenan-Flager Business School.

David Evans is a President/CEO at Kauffman Engineering Inc. He attended Indiana University and Purdue University.

Ed Vlacich – Chief Marketing Officer & President, National Brands is responsible for building the Company’s national brands through effective marketing, innovation and strategic leadership. Ed joined Sun Products from Novartis where he spent over seven years in senior leadership roles, including serving as Global Chief Marketing Officer for CIBA Vision, a $2 billion contact lens and care business. Prior to that, he was General Manager of the Novartis Germany/Austria business unit based in Munich. Earlier in his career, Ed held various marketing and new business development roles at P&G and Johnson & Johnson. He began his career at Procter & Gamble, where he worked for 11 years. Ed earned his MBA and his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University.