A. O. Smith Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

A. O. Smith's CEO is Kevin Wheeler, appointed in May 2017, has a tenure of 6.67 years. total yearly compensation is $6.64M, comprised of 15.6% salary and 84.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.048% of the company’s shares, worth R$28.40M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5 years and 7.1 years respectively.

Key information

Kevin Wheeler

Chief executive officer

US$6.6m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage	15.6%
CEO tenure	6.7yrs
CEO ownership	0.05%
Management average tenure	5yrs
Board average tenure	7.1yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Kevin Wheeler's remuneration changed compared to A. O. Smith's earnings?
Date	Total Compensation	Salary	Company Earnings
Sep 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$299m
Jun 30 2023	n/a	n/a	US$274m
Mar 31 2023	n/a	n/a	US$243m
Dec 31 2022	US$7m	US$1m	US$236m
Sep 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$495m
Jun 30 2022	n/a	n/a	US$517m
Mar 31 2022	n/a	n/a	US$509m
Dec 31 2021	US$7m	US$1m	US$487m
Sep 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$468m
Jun 30 2021	n/a	n/a	US$441m
Mar 31 2021	n/a	n/a	US$391m
Dec 31 2020	US$5m	US$869k	US$345m
Sep 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$316m
Jun 30 2020	n/a	n/a	US$298m
Mar 31 2020	n/a	n/a	US$332m
Dec 31 2019	US$4m	US$930k	US$370m
Sep 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$405m
Jun 30 2019	n/a	n/a	US$422m
Mar 31 2019	n/a	n/a	US$435m
Dec 31 2018	US$3m	US$700k	US$444m
Sep 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$341m
Jun 30 2018	n/a	n/a	US$330m
Mar 31 2018	n/a	n/a	US$308m
Dec 31 2017	US$2m	US$522k	US$297m

Compensation vs Market: Kevin's total compensation ($USD6.64M) is about average for companies of similar size in the BR market ($USD5.77M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Kevin's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.

CEO

Kevin Wheeler (63 yo)

6.7yrs

Tenure

US$6,640,047

Compensation

Mr. Kevin J. Wheeler has been Chief Executive Officer of A. O. Smith Corporation since September 1, 2018. Mr. Wheeler has been President of A. O. Smith Corporation since May 18, 2017 and served its Senior...

Leadership Team

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kevin Wheeler	Chairman	6.7yrs	US$6.64m	0.048% $ 28.4m
Charles Lauber	Executive VP & CFO	4.7yrs	US$2.14m	0.022% $ 13.2m
James Stern	Executive VP	16.6yrs	US$1.81m	0.081% $ 47.7m
Mark Petrarca	Senior Vice President of Human Resources & Public Affairs	18yrs	US$1.42m	0.058% $ 34.0m
David Warren	Senior VP and President & GM of North American Water Heating	6.5yrs	US$1.45m	0.0075% $ 4.4m
Samuel Carver	Senior Vice President of Global Operations	2.8yrs	no data	0.0012% $ 715.1k
Robert Heideman	Senior VP & CTO	11yrs	no data	0.0067% $ 3.9m
S. Scheppele	Senior VP & Chief Information Officer	3.4yrs	no data	0.0010% $ 620.5k
Helen Gurholt	Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis	4.7yrs	no data	no data
D. Karge	Senior VP & President of North America Water Treatment	5.3yrs	no data	0.0013% $ 750.5k
Jack Qiu	Senior VP & President of A. O. Smith China	3.3yrs	no data	no data
Noelle Brigham	Director of Environmental	1.5yrs	no data	no data

5.0yrs

Average Tenure

58yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: A1OS34's management team is seasoned and experienced (5 years average tenure).

Board Members

Name	Position	Tenure	Compensation	Ownership
Kevin Wheeler	Chairman	6.5yrs	US$6.64m	0.048% $ 28.4m
Ronald Brown	Independent Director	23yrs	US$258.51k	0.0032% $ 1.9m
Ajita Rajendra	Independent Director	12.1yrs	US$243.51k	0.19% $ 114.6m
Victoria Holt	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$254.76k	no data
Idelle Wolf	Independent Presiding Director	19yrs	US$286.01k	0.032% $ 18.7m
Mark Smith	Independent Director	23yrs	US$243.51k	0.27% $ 160.8m
Christopher Mapes	Independent Director	less than a year	US$4.42m	0.0081% $ 4.8m
Michael Larsen	Independent Director	2.8yrs	US$243.51k	0.0077% $ 4.5m
Ilham Kadri	Independent Director	7.1yrs	US$243.51k	0.012% $ 6.8m

7.1yrs

Average Tenure

63yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: A1OS34's board of directors are considered experienced (7.1 years average tenure).

A. O. Smith Management

Management criteria checks 4/4

Key information

Recent management updates

A. O. Smith Corporation Announces Executive Changes

A. O. Smith Corporation Appoints Stephen Shafer as President and Chief Operating Officer

A. O. Smith Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 09, 2024

A. O. Smith Corporation Announces Retirement of David R. Warren as Senior Vice President of the Company, and President of the Company’s North American Water Heating Business Unit

Ao Smith's Promoted Parag Kulkarni as Senior Vice President of International Business

A. O. Smith Corporation Appoints Noelle Brigham as Environmental, Social and Governance Director

Recent updates

A. O. Smith Corporation Announces Executive Changes

A. O. Smith Corporation Re-Affirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

A. O. Smith Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

A. O. Smith Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 15 2024

A. O. Smith Corporation to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 25, 2024

A. O. Smith Corporation Appoints Stephen Shafer as President and Chief Operating Officer

NorthStar Asset Management, Inc Files a Notice of Exempt Solicitation to A. O. Smith Corporation

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) acquired Impact Water Products Inc.

A. O. Smith Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 09, 2024

A. O. Smith Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2024

A. O. Smith Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on February 15, 2024

A. O. Smith Corporation Announces Retirement of David R. Warren as Senior Vice President of the Company, and President of the Company’s North American Water Heating Business Unit

A. O. Smith Increases Quarterly Dividend, Payable on November 15, 2023

A. O. Smith Corporation to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 26, 2023

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) acquired Water Tec of Tucson from family.

A. O. Smith Corporation to Report Q2, 2023 Results on Jul 27, 2023

A. O. Smith Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 15, 2023

A. O. Smith Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on August 15, 2023

A. O. Smith Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2023

A. O. Smith Declares Quarterly Dividend, Payable on February 15, 2023

A. O. Smith Corporation to Report Q4, 2022 Results on Jan 31, 2023

A. O. Smith Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation Revises Earnings Guidance for Full Year 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation to Report Q3, 2022 Results on Oct 27, 2022

Ao Smith's Promoted Parag Kulkarni as Senior Vice President of International Business

A. O. Smith Corporation Reaffirms Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation Appoints Noelle Brigham as Environmental, Social and Governance Director

A. O. Smith Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock and Class A Common Stock, Payable on August 15, 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Jul 28, 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) acquired Atlantic Filter Corporation from James W. Wakem II and family.

A. O. Smith Corporation Declares Regular Quarterly Cash Dividend, Payable on May 16, 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation to Report Q1, 2022 Results on Apr 28, 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation, Annual General Meeting, Apr 12, 2022

Bruce M. Smith to Retire as Member of the Board of Directors of A. O. Smith Corporation, Effective April 12, 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation Provides Earnings Guidance for the Year 2022

A. O. Smith Corporation Offers New Analytical Tool to Help States and Policymakers Decarbonize Buildings to Meet U.S. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals

A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE:AOS) acquired Master Water Conditioning Corp. from family.

CEO Compensation Analysis

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