A. O. Smith

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

• Identityunclaimed
  Published
• Evidencesource_reported
  Published
• Evaluationnot_evaluated
  Published
• MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• Freshnesscurrent
  Published

9 directors published. 7 of 9 with a published determination are independent.

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• Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
• OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
• FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
• CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
• GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
• Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
• AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
• LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
• RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
• CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
• AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
• Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
• Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
• Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
• Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
• This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

• JF
  James F. SternNamed Proxy / General Counsel
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:18
• AW
  Aaron W. SaakDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:9
• CL
  Christopher L. MapesDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:10
• KJ
  Kevin J. WheelerDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:11
• LM
  Lois M. MartinDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:12
• MD
  Mark D. SmithDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:13
• MM
  Michael M. LarsenDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:14
• SM
  Stephen M. ShaferDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:15
• TW
  Todd W. FisterDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:16
• VM
  Victoria M. HoltDirector
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:leadership_role:17
• DI
  Dr. Ilham KadriDirector (committee appointment)
  company:fbde5c74-8da6-4514-b78c-120d92cb13b2:committee_record:24

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Basis

Published company record built from public sources

Sources

6 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.

Never published

Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry

Record claimed

No

Open disputes

0

Identity ownership

unclaimed

If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.

1. E1
   Alpha canonical company public projection

   Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
2. E2
   SMITH A O CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-10)

   SMITH A O CORP Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-10). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
3. E3
   SMITH A O CORP DEF 14A 2026-03-04

   sec proxy. Published Mar 4, 2026. Retrieved Mar 23, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
4. E4
   AOS DEF 14A executive officers

   sec filing. Published Mar 4, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
5. E5
   Audit

   board_seats. board seats. Cited by 15 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
6. E6
   S&P 500

   Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned

• James F. Stern executive of A. O. Smith, effective 2026-03-04.
• Aaron W. Saak seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2026-01-01.
• Aaron W. Saak member of Audit, effective 2026-01-01.
• Stephen M. Shafer seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2025-01-01.
• Lois M. Martin seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2024-01-01.
• Todd W. Fister seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2024-01-01.
• Christopher L. Mapes seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2023-01-01.
• Personnel and Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of A. O. Smith, effective 2023-01-01.
• Christopher L. Mapes member of Personnel and Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2023-01-01.
• Michael M. Larsen seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2021-01-01.
• Victoria M. Holt seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2021-01-01.
• Audit · Chair committee of A. O. Smith, effective 2021-01-01.
• Michael M. Larsen member of Audit · Chair, effective 2021-01-01.
• Personnel and Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of A. O. Smith, effective 2021-01-01.
• Victoria M. Holt member of Personnel and Compensation; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2021-01-01.
• Kevin J. Wheeler seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2017-01-01.
• Mark D. Smith seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2001-01-01.
• Personnel and Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of A. O. Smith, effective 2001-01-01.
• Mark D. Smith member of Personnel and Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2001-01-01.