Zoeller Co. has appointed Bill Zoeller as CEO, effective May 1.

The company’s board of directors worked with the aid of executive search firm Kensington International, selected Bill Zoeller, 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.

Bill Zoeller is the company’s COO.

“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,” said Christopher Carmicle, chairman of the board.

“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,” Carmicle said.

In the past, Bill Zoeller served as the company’s president of Louisville operations and director of risk management. He joined the company in 2011, after more than a decade at LG&E and KU Energy LLC and KPMG LLP.

As part of the leadership change, Tom Howard, current chief financial officer, will become the chief operating officer. Additionally, Scott Lechner, chief marketing officer, will retire this summer.