A. O. Smith announces new North America Water Heating vice president of finance
A. O. Smith, a leader in water heating and water treatment solutions, announces the return of Xiaoping Qian to the North America Water Heating (NAWH) business as vice president of finance, effectively immediately. In this role, Qian will lead the financial planning and analysis, pricing and business analytics teams with the goal of implementing strategies and actions to increase business growth, sales, earnings, cash flow and operational efficiencies. She will also establish annual financial budgets and plans, complete monthly forecasts and ensure proper accounting policies are followed.
Qian began her career with A. O. Smith at the Nanjing location in 2000, and has held various roles of increasing leadership, primarily focused on finance. In 2014, she was promoted to business and financial director for the NAWH business based out of Ashland City, Tennessee, and was later promoted to the vice president of finance for NAWH in 2019. In 2021, Qian returned to Nanjing to assume the role of chief financial officer of A. O. Smith China.