A. O. Smith Hires Ming Cheng as Chief Technology Officer

Cheng has labored for 3M for the previous 25 years. In his present function, he leads a world workforce targeted on expertise, product improvement, product engineering and utility engineering. Throughout his time at 3M, Cheng served as vp of analysis and improvement within the Better China space for 4 years. He additionally labored as vp of analysis and improvement for the electronics supplies options division, laboratory director, laboratory supervisor, enterprise improvement supervisor and analysis specialist.

He acquired a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Peking College in Beijing, China, a Doctoral Diploma in polymer chemistry from Cornell College and a Grasp of Enterprise Administration from the College of Minnesota.

“Ming is an skilled world R&D chief with a various background. I had the privilege of working with him for almost 10 years at 3M and over that point developed an incredible quantity of respect for his management, enterprise acumen and technical depth,” mentioned A. O. Smith Chief Govt Officer Steve Shafer. “His skill to drive innovation via complicated enterprise challenges will serve us nicely as we proceed to develop as a company. He appreciates our robust legacy and dedication to our values and understands the essential function innovation performs in delivering long-term worthwhile development.”