A.O. Smith appoints a new director

A.O. Smith Corporation has elected its current president and COO, Kevin Wheeler, to the Board of Directors.

Wheeler has been with the company for more than 23 years, but he is new to his role with the Milwaukee-based water technology company, having been named president and chief operating officer on June 1.

In his new role, he is responsible for A. O. Smith's global water heater and boiler operations as well as its global water treatment business and oversees the company's global product engineering and information technology functions.

Previously, he served as senior vice president, president and general manager of North America, India, and Europe water heating, A. O. Smith's largest operating unit, since 2013.

Wheeler joined A. O. Smith in 1993 as a regional sales manager.  He served as managing director of the company's European operations and as vice president-international of the company's water heater operations. In 2007, he was named senior vice president and general manager of the company's retail water heater business.