Jaebker promoted to chief financial officer, Nowicki promoted to senior vice president, finance.

The A. O. Smith Foundation, has donated a total of $300,000 to two organizations in Milwaukee and Nashville in honor of the company’s 150^th anniversary.

Victaulic will construct a 150,000-square-foot addition to its Lawrenceville foundry to accommodate new molding lines, melt furnaces, core machines, and automated finishing and paint equipment to help produce larger scale products.

Beard, who has worked in the pump industry for more than 40 years, brings a proven track record of success to SIMFLO.

The BxB Media brand will continue operating under BDR as a new “Marketing Services” department, continuing to expand the reach of two first-class industry brands.

Putman will lead all of the commercial activities within the company’s OEM business segment, providing technical expertise and setting the strategic vision to support the needs and growth of Franklin Electric’s customers. 

The deadline to apply has been extended to July 12.

Jon Shell, who has served as interim CEO since September 2023, will resume the role of chief financial officer.

In his new role, Gunderson will be responsible for overseeing sales strategies, developing client relationships, and driving growth initiatives within the mechanical, waterworks, and precast sectors.

The company aims to develop regionally specialized core technologies optimized for the cold climate of Northern Europe through the establishment of the European Consortium for Advanced Heat Pump Research (ECAHR).