AERCO International, a Watts company and a leading supplier of boilers and water heating products, is pleased to announce that James F. Dagley has been appointed as the company’s new president.

Dagley comes to AERCO from Johnson Controls where, during the past 13 years, he filled leadership roles of increasing responsibility in the fields of sales, marketing and business development. Most recently, Dagley served as vice president, product sales, responsible for a $2 billion sales plan to profitably grow more than 70 categories of HVAC equipment and controls in North America. 

Earlier, he served as vice president, strategic business development & channel offerings; vice president, marketing & strategy; and director-integration, responsible for leading the integration of a $5 billion acquisition. Prior to Johnson Controls, Dagley was national account sales manager for FieldCentrix and zone sales manager at York International.

“Jim has a wealth of industry experience and success with organizations driving profitable growth,” said Robert J. Pagano Jr., chief executive officer and president of Watts Water Technologies Inc. “I am very excited to have Jim join our management team.”