The Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) held its Annual Meeting November 12–14 in Miami, Fla., during which it elected its new officers and presented awards to industry leaders.
"We are honored to recognize very deserving individuals and also to welcome these innovative leaders," said AHRI President and CEO Stephen Yurek. "We are very grateful to them for their service to AHRI and the HVACR and water heating industry."
AHRI's new Chairman is Chris Peel, President and COO of Atlanta-based Rheem Manufacturing, a manufacturer residential and commercial water heaters and boilers, heating, ventilating, and air conditioning equipment.
The officers and Executive Committee are as follows:
- Vice Chairman: Dave Regnery | Executive Vice President Climate & Industrial Segments | Ingersoll Rand
- Vice Chairman: Bill Steel | President and CEO | Bard Manufacturing
- Treasurer: Ron Duncan | President | Magic Aire
- Immediate Past Chairman: Chris Drew | Executive Vice President | Burnham Holdings
Executive Committee:
- Dennis Appel | EVP-Heat Transfer Solutions | Modine
- Gary Bedard | EVP, President, and COO Worldwide Refrigeration | Lennox
- Jason Bingham | President, Residential HVAC and Supply | Ingersoll Rand
- R. Bruce Carnevale | President & COO | Bradford White Corporation
- Jim Dagley | President, Heating and Water Solutions | Watts
- John Galyen | President North America | Danfoss
- Chris LaPietra | Business Leader Stationary Refrigerants | Honeywell
- Doug Murdock | President and COO | Tecumseh
- Chris Nelson | President North America HVAC Systems and Service | Carrier
- Earle Pfefferkorn | President | Cleaver-Brooks
- Rod Rushing | VP & President Building Solutions NA | Johnson Controls
- Brent Schroeder | Group President Heating and Air Conditioning | Emerson
- Michael Schwartz | CEO Daikin Applied Americas | Daikin
- Kevin Wheeler | President and COO | A.O. Smith
The Richard C. Schulze Award is given for distinguished service and commitment to AHRI and the industry's goals and objectives. AHRI congratulates:
- Joe Boros | Engineering Manager, Product Development R&D | Rheem
- Janine Brady | Program Manager Certification | AHRI
- Eugene (Gus) Faris | Vice President Engineering | Nailor Industries
- Nicholas (Nick) Giuffre | President & CEO | Bradford White
- Rob Uselton | Engineer | Lennox Industries
- Jim VerShaw | Chief Engineer Residential HVAC | Ingersoll Rand
In 2017, AHRI honored two individuals with Distinguished Service Awards, AHRI's highest honor, which recognizes individuals who are leaders in the industry and who have made significant contributions throughout their careers. AHRI honored Dave LaGrand, retired from Nortek Global HVAC, and Tom Watson, retired from Daikin Applied.
AHRI also presented its Public Service Award to John Ehlen, Senior Account Executive, at Penton Media.
