Stephen E. Wakefield was appointed Executive Vice President of AAON and General Manager of the AAON products business unit effective January 1, 2025 and was a named executive officer for fiscal 2025. He previously served as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2020 to 2023, Vice President of Engineering from 2018 to 2020, and Director of Engineering from 2017 to 2018, and held various engineering leadership roles at the company for over 15 years. Effective January 1, 2026 he transitioned to the role of AAON Fellow, Principal Engineering Advisor.