Robert Aldrich appointed vice president of product engineering for northamerica Water Heating at A. O. Smith.

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    "url": "https://plumbingperspective.com/robert-aldrich-appointed-vice-president-of-product-engineering-at-a-o-smith",
    "title": "Robert Aldrich appointed vice president of product engineering for northamerica Water Heating at A. O. Smith.",
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    "excerpt": "Robert Aldrich appointed vice president of product engineering for northamerica Water Heating at A. O. Smith.\n\nGlobal water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation (the \"Company\" or \"A. O. Smith\") (NYSE: AOS) announced today the appointment of Robert Aldrich as vice president of product engineering for the North America Water Heating (NAWH) division. Aldrich will oversee engineering strategy for both the commercial and residential portfolios. He succeeds Neil Rolph, who will retire in April after more than 20 years with the company.\n\nWith more than two decades of engineering and product development leadership at A. O. Smith, Aldrich steps into the role at a critical moment for the water heating industry.\n\n\"Robert's experience across manufacturing, product engineering and portfolio management, combined with his deep knowledge of NAWH, positions him extremely well to lead our engineering organization,\" said Steve O'Brien, senior vice president and president, NAWH. \"He has successfully led both the commercial and residential engineering groups, giving him comprehensive insight into the demands of both segments.\"\n\nIn his new role, Aldrich will guide the execution of A. O. Smith's product development strategy for NAWH, with an immediate focus on meeting the U.S. Department of Energy's forthcoming commercial and residential regulatory changes aimed at increasing minimum energy...",
    "summary": "A. O. Smith Corp hired Robert Aldrich as vice president of product engineering for the North America Water Heating (NAWH) division on Jul 1st '01.",
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    "article_sentence": "Global water technology company A. O. Smith Corporation (the \"Company\" or \"A. O. Smith\") (NYSE: AOS) announced today the appointment of Robert Aldrich as vice president of product engineering for the North America Water Heating (NAWH) division."
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