Kevin Ruppelt New President/CEO of Eemax, Inc.

Eemax, Inc., Oxford, CT, a leader in commercial and residential electric tankless heaters, has appointed Kevin M. Ruppelt President and CEO.

Ruppelt replaces Dave Corrado, who will stay with Eemax as an outside director.

During his 26-year executive career with General Electric, Ruppelt served as general manager for the Water and Energy Management Division within GE’s consumer and industrial business. His other positions at GE included engineering, quality control, production planning, warranty management, international distribution, call center, sales and inventory planning, interactive marketing, eBusiness, and product management.

In his prior role, Ruppelt was instrumental in the achievement of operational improvements and the development of significant new water and water heating products.