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    AHRI Announces 2012 Leadership Team

    Dec. 2, 2011
    Rajendra called for strengthening of AHRI worldwide certification program.

    The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) announced new leadership during its 2011 Annual Meeting, Nov. 12-15 in Bonita Springs, FL. Ajita Rajendra, president/chief operating officer of A.O. Smith, takes over as AHRI chairman.

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    In his address to AHRI members, Rajendra emphasized the need for AHRI to work with industry partners to pass key legislation on Capitol Hill, including two consensus agreements establishing new federal minimum efficiency standards for small duct, high velocity air conditioners and heat pump pool heaters, and requiring DOE to develop a new test procedure for water heaters. He also called on members to work together to make AHRI’s certification program even more credible in the U.S. and across the globe.

    Morrison Carter, President and CEO of Beckett Gas, Inc., will serve as Immediate Past Chairman.
    Harry Holmes, President of Morrison Products, was named Vice Chairman.
    Chris Drew, Vice President, Burnham Holdings, Inc., was named Treasurer.

    The full slate of AHRI leadership for 2012 is as follows:
    Chairman: Ajita Rajendra, President & COO, A.O. Smith
    Vice Chairman: Harry Holmes, President, Morrison Products Treasurer: Chris Drew, Vice President, Burnham Holdings, Inc. Immediate Past Chairman: Morrison Carter, President and CEO, Beckett Gas
    Directors-At-Large serving on the Executive Committee:
    Dan Ellis, President, Climate Master
    Nicholas Giuffre, President, Bradford White
    Tom Healy, Group President, Parker Hannifin
    Bill Johnson, President, Hill PHOENIX
    David LaGrand, President & CEO, NORDYNE
    Robert McDonough, President, Carrier Residential and Light Commercial
    John Murphy, Vice President and GM, Systems Johnson Controls
    Earle Pfefferkorn, President, Cleaver-Brooks
    Ed Purvis, Executive Vice President, Emerson Climate Technologies David Swift, President & CEO, Goodman Manufacturing
    Doug Young, President & CEO, Residential, Lennox International

    The following individuals were elected to serve as Directors-at-Large with terms expiring in 2013:
    James J Connor, President & CEO, Tecumseh
    David Diggs, Global Business Dir. Refrigerants, Honeywell
    Dan Ellis, President, ClimateMaster
    John Galyen, President, North America, Danfoss
    Ron Hanlon, COO, McQuay
    Shawn Intagliata, President, Unico
    Bill Johnson, President, Hill Phoenix
    JR Jones, CEO, Rheem Manufacturing
    Dennis Laughlin, President & CEO, Arzel Zoning
    David LaGrand, President & CEO, Nordyne
    Mark MacCracken, CEO, Calmac
    Robert McDonough, President, RLCS, Carrier
    Earle Pfefferkorn, President, Cleaver-Brooks
    Ed Purvis, EVP, Emerson
    Roger Richmond-Smith, Chairman, Smardt
    Didier Teirlinck, SVP & President, Climate Technologies, Ingersoll Rand
    John White, Jr., President, TACO
    Doug Young, President & CEO, Residential, Lennox

    The following individuals were elected to serve as Directors-at-Large to fill open positions with terms expiring in 2012:
    Gary Michel, President Residential Solutions, Ingersoll Rand
    Ronald Passafaro, President & CEO, ECR International
    Yogi Uemura, Executive Officer, Daikin Industries