Melissa Scheppele was named Senior Vice President
and Chief Information Officer on August 22, 2020. She joined A. O. Smith as
Senior Vice President in July 2020. She leads the Business & Technology
Solutions (BTS) group, which works with each of the Company’s business units to
identify and deploy the information technology solutions to achieve the
company’s strategic objectives.
Prior to joining A. O. Smith,
Melissa served as vice president and chief information officer at Triumph
Group, a global aerospace and defense business from May 2016-2020. Before that,
Melissa served as vice president and chief information officer at Ascend
Performance Materials, a global specialty chemical manufacturer from 2013 to May
2016. She has also held management positions at CIO By Request, Cooper
Industries, Tyson Foods and Nestlé USA.
In 2022, Melissa was a finalist
in the Tennessee CIO ORBIE Award for Global CIO of the Year and is a member of
the Society for Information Management (SIM), Manufacturers Alliance and
TennesseeCIO.
Melissa earned a BA in public
administration and political science from California State University,
Fullerton.
