Oatey Co., a manufacturer in the plumbing industry since 1916, has announced two new vice presidents and a senior vice president.
Chris Heath has been promoted to vice president, U.S. distribution. Heath joined Oatey in 2023 and has since made a significant impact across the company’s U.S. distribution operations. Through a strong focus on operational excellence, technology and data-driven decision making, he has helped strengthen performance and drive greater consistency across Oatey’s distribution network.
In his new role, Heath will lead the strategy and long-term direction of Oatey’s U.S. distribution network. He will continue to oversee distribution across all U.S. facilities, partnering with site leaders to strengthen operations, advance the use of technology and automation, and ensure the company’s distribution capabilities continue to support exceptional customer service and long-term growth.
“Chris has brought strong leadership, accountability, and operational discipline to our U.S. distribution organization,” said Ron Carlson, senior vice president, U.S. operations at Oatey. “He has helped drive meaningful improvements across our network while building a strong foundation for the future. In this expanded role, Chris will continue advancing our distribution capabilities and helping ensure we are positioned to serve our customers with excellence.”
Oatey Co. has promoted Eric Kirwen to vice president, supply chain planning and logistics. Kirwen joined Oatey in 2022 as senior manager, supply chain, and has since taken on increasing leadership responsibility while helping advance the company’s supply chain capabilities.
Most recently, as director, supply chain planning, he led the development of Oatey’s demand and supply planning functions, strengthening forecasting accuracy, standardizing planning processes across manufacturing sites and improving performance against key supply chain metrics, including backorders, fill rate and inventory.
In his new role, Kirwen will continue to lead Oatey’s supply chain planning functions while expanding his responsibilities to include domestic transportation and international logistics. He will oversee planning, inventory, sales & operations planning (S&OP) and transportation strategy, with a focus on enhancing customer service, optimizing inventory and costs, and building a more integrated and responsive supply chain that supports Oatey’s long-term profitable growth.
“Eric has played an important role in advancing the maturity and effectiveness of our supply chain planning organization,” said Scott Voisinet, executive vice president, chief operating officer at Oatey. “He brings a disciplined, data-driven approach to the work while maintaining a strong focus on collaboration and customer service. Expanding his leadership across planning and logistics will help us continue building a more integrated and responsive supply chain.”
Oatey Co. has named George Clowtis senior vice president, global sourcing & logistics. Clowtis brings more than 30 years of supply chain leadership experience spanning sourcing, procurement, logistics and operations. He joins Oatey from Associated Materials, an exterior building products manufacturer, where he spent more than a decade in executive leadership roles and most recently served as senior vice president, supply chain & procurement.
Throughout his career, Clowtis has led initiatives focused on strengthening procurement strategies, improving supply chain resilience and optimizing logistics operations across complex manufacturing environments. His previous experience also includes leadership roles with Goodman Manufacturing and Electrolux.
In his new role, Clowtis will lead Oatey’s global sourcing and logistics functions, with responsibility for advancing supplier strategy, supply continuity, transportation and logistics capabilities, as well as overall supply chain performance. He will also oversee Oatey’s Asia operations and Value Optimization Office, helping support operational excellence, customer service and long-term profitable growth.
“George brings deep supply chain expertise and a strong track record of leading transformation across sourcing, procurement and logistics,” said Voisinet. “His experience and leadership will be important as we continue strengthening our global supply chain and building capabilities that support our customers and our long-term growth.”
