Items Tagged with 'Leadership and HVACR'

The theme of ASHRAE President Sarah Maston's term, “Changing the Game: Retrofitting for Resilience,” focuses on how the building industry can work together to develop a winning game plan to improve the efficiency, performance, and resilience of existing buildings.

Daikin Applied has new leadership in three of its top roles, including CEO.

The Top Women in HVAC program, which was created in 2021, highlights women leaders who are advancing innovation, mentoring the next generation, and helping address workforce challenges throughout HVACR.

John Herrington will serve as an advisor to Midea America Corp. through the end of the year, and plans to support a seamless handoff to the next generation of company leadership.

Stephen Shafer, who has served as president and CEO since July 2025, will become the 11th CEO in the company’s history to assume the role of chairman.

WaterFurnace International promoted Ryan Johnson to vice president of residential and Dean Grunseth to vice president of commercial.

During Stephen Yurek's tenure, AHRI became a truly global association, establishing offices around the world, advocating for the industry, and promoting and strengthening AHRI's global standards and equipment certification programs.

CEO Cindy Sheridan plans to retire at the end of the year after 26 years with Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors—National Association (PHCC). Dan Quinonez, now executive director of the PHCC Educational Foundation, will take over her role.

Your numbers reveal problems long before they show up in your bank account, and they give you the confidence to make tough business decisions with clarity. 

Preserving company culture during a season of growth requires leaders to remember what made the business successful in the first place.