A. O. Smith Hires Chris Howe as New Chief Digital Information Officer
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) on October 3, 2025 named Chris Howe senior vice president and chief digital information officer (CDIO), replacing Melissa Scheppele as CIO. Howe joins from Rise and Shift, a cloud transformation and Generative AI consulting firm he co-founded in 2023, where he commercialized a GenAI widget platform and led cloud-native solutions with AWS and global partners.
At A. O. Smith, Howe will retain traditional CIO responsibilities while driving digital innovation, organization-wide digital transformation, AI and advanced analytics adoption, and fostering a digital culture. Howe previously spent 25 years at 3M in IT and business transformation roles and is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) il 3 ottobre 2025 ha nominato Chris Howe senior vice president and chief digital information officer (CDIO), sostituendo Melissa Scheppele come CIO. Howe arriva da Rise and Shift, una società di consulenza per la trasformazione cloud e Generative AI che ha co-fondato nel 2023, dove ha commercializzato una piattaforma di widget GenAI e guidato soluzioni cloud-native con AWS e partner globali.
In A. O. Smith, Howe manterrà le tradizionali responsabilità di CIO pur guidando l'innovazione digitale, la trasformazione digitale a livello organico, l'adozione di IA e analisi avanzate, e Coltivare una cultura digitale. Howe ha trascorso 25 anni presso 3M in ruoli IT e di trasformazione aziendale ed è un veterano dei Marines degli Stati Uniti.
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) el 3 de octubre de 2025 nombró Chris Howe vicepresidente senior y director de información digital (CDIO), reemplazando a Melissa Scheppele como CIO. Howe proviene de Rise and Shift, una firma de consultoría de transformación en la nube y IA generativa que cofundó en 2023, donde comercializó una plataforma de widgets GenAI y dirigió soluciones nativas en la nube con AWS y socios globales.
En A. O. Smith, Howe conservará las responsabilidades tradicionales de CIO mientras impulsa la innovación digital, la transformación digital a nivel organizacional, la adopción de IA y analítica avanzada, y fomentará una cultura digital. Howe pasó 25 años en 3M en roles de TI y transformación empresarial y es veterano de la Marina de los EE. UU.
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS)는 2025년 10월 3일에 Chris Howe를 수석 부사장 겸 최고 디지털 정보 책임자(CDIO)로 임명하고 CIO로 Melissa Scheppele를 교체했습니다. Howe는 2023년 설립한 클라우드 전환 및 생성형 AI 컨설팅 회사 Rise and Shift에서 합류했으며, GenAI 위젯 플랫폼을 상용화하고 AWS 및 글로벌 파트너와 함께 클라우드 네이티브 솔루션을 이끌었습니다.
A. O. Smith에서 Howe는 CIO의 전통적 책임을 유지하는 동시에 디지털 혁신, 조직 전반의 디지털 트랜스포메이션, AI 및 고급 분석의 도입을 추진하고 디지털 문화를 조성할 예정입니다. Howe는 3M에서 IT와 비즈니스 트랜스포메이션 역할로 25년을 보냈고 미 해병대 출신입니다.
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) a nommé Chris Howe au poste de vice-président exécutif et directeur numérique de l'information (CDIO) le 3 octobre 2025, remplaçant Melissa Scheppele au poste de CIO. Howe arrive de Rise and Shift, une société de conseil en transformation cloud et IA générative qu'il a cofondée en 2023, où il a commercialisé une plateforme de widgets GenAI et dirigé des solutions natives du cloud avec AWS et des partenaires mondiaux.
Chez A. O. Smith, Howe conservera les responsabilités traditionnelles de CIO tout en impulsant l'innovation numérique, la transformation numérique à l'échelle de l'organisation, l'adoption de l'IA et de l'analyse avancée, et en favorisant une culture numérique. Howe a passé 25 ans chez 3M dans des rôles IT et de transformation commerciale et est vétéran du Corps des Marines des États-Unis.
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) ernannte am 3. Oktober 2025 Chris Howe zum Senior Vice President und Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO) und ersetzte Melissa Scheppele als CIO. Howe kommt von Rise and Shift, einer Cloud-Transformations- und Generative AI-Beratungsfirma, die er 2023 mitgründete, wo er eine GenAI-Widget-Plattform kommerzialisierte und cloud-native Lösungen mit AWS und globalen Partnern leitete.
Bei A. O. Smith wird Howe die traditionellen CIO-Verantwortlichkeiten beibehalten, während er digitale Innovation, organisation-wide digitale Transformation, Einführung von KI und fortgeschrittenen Analysen vorantreibt und eine digitale Kultur fördert. Howe verbrachte 25 Jahre bei 3M in IT- und Geschäfts-Transformationsrollen und ist Veteran der US-Marines.
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) قررت في 3 أكتوبر 2025 تعيين Chris Howe كنائب رئيس أول ومدير معلومات رقمية (CDIO)، ليحل محل Melissa Scheppele في منصب CIO. ينضم Howe من Rise and Shift، شركة استشارية في تحول السحابة والذكاء الاصطناعي التوليدي والتي شارك في تأسيسها في 2023، حيث نشر منصة أدوات GenAI وأدار حلول سحابية أصلية مع AWS وشركاء عالميين.
في A. O. Smith، سيبقي Howe على المسؤوليات التقليدية لـ CIO بينما يدفع الابتكار الرقمي، والتحول الرقمي على مستوى المنظمة، واعتماد الذكاء الاصطناعي والتحليلات المتقدمة، وتعزيز ثقافة رقمية. قضى Howe 25 عامًا في 3M في أدوار تكنولوجيا المعلومات والتحول التجاري وهو محارب قديم في سلاح مشاة البحرية الأميركية.
A. O. Smith (NYSE: AOS) 于 2025年10月3日 任命 Chris Howe 为高级副总裁兼首席数字信息官（CDIO），接替 Melissa Scheppele 担任 CIO。 Howe 来自 Rise and Shift，一家他于2023年共同创办的云转型与生成式 AI 咨询公司，在那里他商业化了一款 GenAI 小部件平台并领导了与 AWS 及全球伙伴的云原生解决方案。
在 A. O. Smith，Howe 将保留传统 CIO 职责，同时推动数字创新、全组织层面的数字化转型、AI 与高级分析的采用，并培养数字文化。Howe 曾在 3M 担任 IT 与业务转型角色长达 25 年，并且是美国海军陆战队退伍军人。
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"We made the change from CIO to CDIO intentionally to reflect our focus of selecting a leader with the experience to oversee our current technology operations and the vision to drive digital innovation across the company," said President and Chief Executive Officer Steve Shafer.
This role will encompass all traditional CIO responsibilities while emphasizing the development of new digital strategies to support the business. As CDIO, Howe will lead organization-wide digital transformation initiatives, drive digital innovation and emerging technology adoption, and implement advanced data analytics and AI capabilities, while fostering digital culture and organizational change.
"Chris is the transformational leader we need to leverage the technologies we have invested in today and help us invest in new technologies of the future to drive greater value realization," said Shafer.
Since starting Rise and Shift in 2023, Howe and his team have been at the forefront of Generative AI solutions, commercializing a new widget-based, GenAI platform to reduce compliance burden and time-to-market in regulated industries and partnering with clients to deliver Agentic AI transformation solutions. Through strong collaboration with Amazon Web Services and global technology partners, Howe and team have delivered on numerous cloud transformation initiatives with targeted clients across the globe, including a cloud-native digital manufacturing solution for a global food company. Before that, he worked at 3M for 25 years, most recently as senior vice president of business transformation, vice president of global IT applications and director of global supply chain IT applications.
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