R. Craig Breese has joined the Rheem Manufacturing Company, New York, NY, as President of its Water Heating Division, located in Montgomery, AL.
Breese succeeds Simon Parfitt, who has been promoted to vice president of corporate finance.
Parfitt joined Rheem in 1996, serving nearly 10 years as Vice President and Controller of the Water Heating Division before becoming Division President last November.
Parfitt will oversee initiatives of Chris Kapsimalis, corporate controller, and Bob Eichhorn, director of taxes, corporate, and Tom Morris, senior manager of internal audit.