Milwaukee, Wis.—A. O. Smith
Corporation (NYSE:AOS) today announced the appointment of David R. Warren as
president and general manager of its North America, India, Europe, and Export
(NAIEE) water heater operations.
In
this role, Warren will have profit and loss responsibility for the 10 brands
that make up the operation. He will
oversee the unit’s 4,500 employees at facilities in the U.S., Canada, India,
Mexico, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the UK.
“Dave
brings extensive domestic and international experience to his new position,”
President and Chief Operating Officer Kevin J. Wheeler said in making the
announcement. “He has worked in a wide variety of functions and is very
familiar with our customers and our global water heater markets.”
“With
Dave Warren and Kevin Wheeler, A. O. Smith has two executives with in-depth
knowledge of the global water heater business,” Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer Ajita G. Rajendra observed.
“Both of them have been instrumental in helping develop our global water
heater strategy and under their leadership, this business has enjoyed solid
growth over the last several years.”
Warren
has served as vice president of the India, Europe, and export businesses,
overseeing the company’s international water heater operations in Europe, and
water heater and water treatment operations in Turkey and India. He also was responsible for the company’s
export water heater activities.
Warren
joined A. O. Smith in 1989 as a wholesale sales coordinator and was promoted to
district manager of the South Texas District.
In 1999, he was named a regional sales manager for the South Central
Region. In 2002, he became director of
Reliance retail water heater sales.
In
2004, Warren was named managing director of the company’s Veldhoven operation
with responsibility for the European and Middle Eastern markets and export
water heater sales.
Warren
is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in sales
and marketing and has taken courses in international business from Franklin
University-Switzerland in Lugano, Switzerland.