Ajita Rajendra retires as executive chairman; A. O. Smith names new chairman, president and CEO
A. O. Smith Corporation announced that Executive Chairman Ajita Rajendra has retired, effective May 1.
The company’s board of directors elected Kevin J. Wheeler as chairman of the Milwaukee-based water technology company, effective upon Rajendra’s retirement. Wheeler will continue to serve as president and CEO of the company. Rajendra will remain a member of A. O. Smith’s board of directors.