LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Zoeller Company has announced that Bill Zoeller will become CEO, effective May 1, 2024. Zoeller Company’s board of directors, with the support of executive search firm Kensington International, selected Bill, current chief operating officer, to lead the company as CEO upon the retirement in May of John Zoeller, who will have served for 22 years.
“Zoeller Company leads the industry as one of the oldest family-owned water pump manufacturers in North America, and with the appointment of Bill Zoeller as CEO, we are poised to continue our growth for many years to come,” said Christopher Carmicle, chair of the board of Zoeller Company. “The search firm cast a wide net and presented several qualified candidates, but Bill rose to the top with his unique combination of outside experience, more than 12 years of Zoeller Company operations expertise and a deep connection to company culture and values. Bill is the right person to take the wheel and represent a fourth generation of family leadership of Zoeller Company.”
“As the chief operating officer at Zoeller Company, Bill Zoeller has shepherded the company through several acquisitions, significant growth and the COVID-19 pandemic, cementing the company’s position as a leader in the water solutions industry,” said Carmicle. Prior to this role, Bill Zoeller served as the President of Louisville Operations and Director of Risk Management of Zoeller Company. Before joining Zoeller Company in 2011, Bill Zoeller spent more than a decade at LG&E and KU Energy LLC and KPMG LLP.