Ajita G. Rajendra

• Independent

• Retired Executive Chairman

• A. O. Smith Corporation

Ajita G. Rajendra, served as executive chairman of A. O. Smith Corporation (NYSE: AOS), a global water technology company and manufacturer of residential and commercial water heating and water purification equipment from September 2018 until his retirement on May 1, 2020. Prior to this, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of A. O. Smith from 2013 until 2018.

Rajendra was elected to the board of directors of The Timken Company in 2014. He brings to the board his extensive manufacturing and international experience leading businesses and negotiating acquisitions and joint ventures.

Rajendra has held a wide range of finance, operations, marketing and executive management positions throughout his 35+ year career and has broad experience serving on corporate boards. He also serves on the board of Donaldson Company, Inc., a manufacturer of filtration products based in Minneapolis.

Rajendra is chair of the Compensation Committee and member of the Audit Committee.

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  Chair
  Compensation Committee
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  Member
  Audit Committee