A. O. Smith Appoints Carrie L. Anderson as CFO
A. O. Smith announced that Carrie L. Anderson will become the company's next executive vice president and CFO officer on July 1. She succeeds Charles T. Lauber, who will retire from the company after serving in different senior leadership capacities for over 26 years. He will remain at the company through Sept. 30 to ensure continuity during the transition. Anderson will serve as a key member of A. O. Smith's executive leadership team and lead the company's finance organization responsible for strategic financial planning, capital allocation, treasury, controllership, tax and investor relations. Anderson brings extensive experience across global industrial, manufacturing and technology companies. She most recently served as executive vice president and CFO of The Campbell's Company (CPB). Prior to Campbell, she served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Integra LifeSciences, a leading global medical technology company. She previously held senior finance leadership roles at Dover Corporation and Delphi Corporation. Anderson began her career as an engineer with General Motors.
