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Company Executives

$AOS Management Team

Mr. Kevin Wheeler

Executive Chairman of the Board

Age 65

Compensation $7.666M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Stephen Shafer

President

Chief Executive Officer

Director

Age 50

Compensation $5.586M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Charles Lauber

Chief Financial Officer

Executive Vice President

Age 62

Compensation $2.511M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Steven O'Brien

Senior Vice President

President and General Manager - North America Water Heating

Age 56

Compensation $1.259M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Curtis Selby

Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Public Affairs

Age 57

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Samuel Carver

Senior Vice President - Global Operations

Age 55

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. D. Samuel Karge

Senior Vice President

President - North America Water Treatment

Age 50

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Darrell Schuh

Senior Vice President

President of Lochinvar LLC

Age 56

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. James Stern

Executive Vice President - Corporate Development & Strategy

Secretary

Age 62

Compensation $2.243M USD

Sex Male

Mr. Parag Kulkarni

Senior Vice President

International

President - A. O. Smith India Water Products Private Limited

Age 57

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Jack Qiu

Senior Vice President

President - A. O. Smith China

Age 51

Compensation -

Sex Male

Ms. Helen Gurholt

Vice President - Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis

Age 48

Compensation -

Sex Female

Mr. Ming Cheng

Senior Vice President

Chief Technology Officer

Age -

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Chris Howe

Senior Vice President

Chief Digital Information Officer

Age -

Compensation -

Sex Male

Mr. Paul Jones

Senior Vice President

Chief Compliance Officer

General Counsel

Age -

Compensation -

Sex Male

Name / Title	Age	Compensation	Sex
Mr. Kevin Wheeler Executive Chairman of the Board	65	$7.666M USD	Male
Mr. Stephen Shafer President Chief Executive Officer Director	50	$5.586M USD	Male
Mr. Charles Lauber Chief Financial Officer Executive Vice President	62	$2.511M USD	Male
Mr. Steven O'Brien Senior Vice President President and General Manager - North America Water Heating	56	$1.259M USD	Male
Mr. Curtis Selby Senior Vice President - Human Resources and Public Affairs	57	-	Male
Mr. Samuel Carver Senior Vice President - Global Operations	55	-	Male
Mr. D. Samuel Karge Senior Vice President President - North America Water Treatment	50	-	Male
Mr. Darrell Schuh Senior Vice President President of Lochinvar LLC	56	-	Male
Mr. James Stern Executive Vice President - Corporate Development & Strategy Secretary	62	$2.243M USD	Male
Mr. Parag Kulkarni Senior Vice President International President - A. O. Smith India Water Products Private Limited	57	-	Male
Mr. Jack Qiu Senior Vice President President - A. O. Smith China	51	-	Male
Ms. Helen Gurholt Vice President - Investor Relations and Financial Planning & Analysis	48	-	Female
Mr. Ming Cheng Senior Vice President Chief Technology Officer	-	-	Male
Mr. Chris Howe Senior Vice President Chief Digital Information Officer	-	-	Male
Mr. Paul Jones Senior Vice President Chief Compliance Officer General Counsel	-	-	Male

Board of Directors

From the proxy statement filed Mar 4, 2026

Directors

serving now

Independent

8 of 10

stated in the proxy

Average tenure

6.9 years

from year joined

CEO also chairs the board

Kevin J. Wheeler

Director	Age	On board	Independent	Committees	Other public boards	2025 pay
Todd W. Fister	51	2024 2 years	Independent	Audit	None stated	$253,505
Victoria M. Holt	68	2021 5 years	Independent	Nominating and Governance · Chair Personnel and Compensation	Waste Management, Inc., Piper Sandler Companies	$272,255
Michael M. Larsen	57	2021 5 years	Independent	Audit · Chair	None stated	$277,255
Stephen M. Shafer CEO	50	2025 1 year	Not independent	None stated	None stated	Paid as CEO
Mark D. Smith	64	2001 25 years	Independent	Nominating and Governance Personnel and Compensation	None stated	$253,505
Kevin J. Wheeler Board chair, Executive officer	66	2017 9 years	Not independent	None stated	Graco Inc.	Not stated
Ilham Kadri	57	2016 10 years	Independent	Nominating and Governance Personnel and Compensation	L’Oréal S.A.	Not stated
Christopher L. Mapes	64	2023 3 years	Independent	Audit Nominating and Governance	The Timken Company	$253,505
Lois M. Martin	63	2024 2 years	Independent	Audit	Donnelley Financial Solutions, Inc.	$253,505
Ronald D. Brown	Not stated	Not stated	Independent	Personnel and Compensation · Chair Nominating and Governance	None stated	$302,255

Nominated to join at the meeting

Not on the board yet; they join only if elected.

Aaron W. Saak · 52

Each director opens the passage of the proxy that names them. "Not stated" means the proxy does not say; it never means "no". Pay is the proxy's Director Compensation table; the CEO is paid as an executive.

No related-party transactions disclosed

The proxy filed Mar 4, 2026 states there were none.

Read it in the proxy

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Company Executives

$AOS Management Team

Mr. Kevin Wheeler

Mr. Stephen Shafer

Mr. Charles Lauber

Mr. Steven O'Brien

Mr. Curtis Selby

Mr. Samuel Carver

Mr. D. Samuel Karge

Mr. Darrell Schuh

Mr. James Stern

Mr. Parag Kulkarni

Mr. Jack Qiu

Ms. Helen Gurholt

Mr. Ming Cheng

Mr. Chris Howe

Mr. Paul Jones

Board of Directors

Related-party transactions

No related-party transactions disclosed