Chuck Lauber was named executive vice
president and chief financial officer of the company in May 2019. He is responsible for all
financial functions of the company including treasury, controllership, cash
management, and investor relations.
Chuck joined A. O. Smith as corporate
director of tax and audit in December 1999. He was named vice president and controller
of the former Electrical Products Company division in 2001 and was named vice president
– global finance for Electrical Products in 2004. In 2006, he was promoted to senior
vice president and group chief financial officer for the Water Products Company
division.
Chuck was named to the newly
created position of senior vice president – strategy and planning in January
2013 and assumed the position of senior vice president - strategy and corporate
development in March 2013.
Before joining A. O. Smith, he
held a number of auditing and management positions with Ernst & Young from
1984 to 1999.
He serves on the board of
directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and H.B. Fuller.
Chuck
earned a BS in accounting from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and an
MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.