A.O. Smith appoints Chris Howe as CDIO

A. O. Smith Corporation has hired Chris Howe as the company’s new senior vice president and chief digital information officer to replace Melissa Scheppele, chief information officer. Howe was most recently the CEO and co-founder of Rise and Shift, a boutique cloud transformation and Generative AI consulting firm. 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.