Industry & Services >> CEO Interviews >> April 16, 2012

AAON, Inc. – Norman H. Asbjornson

Norman H. Asbjornson, Chairman, President and CEO of AAON, Inc., formed the company in 1988. In October of 1988, AAON purchased the air conditioning division of The John Zink Company. On a compounded annual basis, AAON’s revenue has grown 10.6%. Before founding the company, Mr. Asbjornson served in executive, engineering, marketing and sales positions over a 28-year history with John Zink, Lear Siegler, Singer and American Standard. Profile
TWST: Please remind us all about the history of AAON and give us an overview of the company.

Mr. Asbjornson: AAON (AAON)was founded based upon the premise that there were two distinctly different