Weil-McLain President John Swann Assumes Industry Leadership Role

John Swann, president of Weil-McLain, was recently elected and began serving as chairman of the Hydronics Institute Section of the Air Conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration Institute.

As chairman of the section, which has been representing the North American hydronic heating industry since 1915 and includes 68 member companies, Swann will oversee the boiler, baseboard radiation and indirect water heater sections of AHRI’s membership, and provide leadership in the areas of government affairs and policymaking, product performance standards, certification programs and industry awareness. As an active member of the Hydronics Institute Section’s executive committee since 2013 and the AHRI board of directors since 2014, Swann will serve a two-year term as chairman, through 2019.

With more than 20 years of industrial manufacturing and leadership experience, Swann brings to the position expertise and insight he has gained throughout his career and from his current leadership role at Weil-McLain.