Oatey Announces Leadership Promotions
Oatey Co., a manufacturer in the plumbing industry, recently announced a pair of leadership promotions.
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| Liz Wells | John Wright |
Liz Wells has been promoted to senior vice president, chief information officer and John Wright was promoted to vice president, analytics.
Wells joined Oatey in 2021 and assumed leadership of the IT function in 2025, serving as vice president of IT.
During her tenure, she has consistently driven cross-functional collaboration and provided critical leadership through the large-scale transformation of the company’s technology landscape.
Over the past year, she has further strengthened the IT organization by expanding capabilities, reinforcing operational discipline and advancing a sophisticated technology environment aligned with business priorities.
“Liz is a proven leader with a clear vision of how technology can enable and accelerate our business strategy,” said Neal Restivo, Oatey’s Chief Executive Officer. “She is highly collaborative and works across functions to align technology with business priorities and leverage digital capabilities to drive operational excellence and deliver greater value to our customers.”
In her new role, Wells will lead the development and execution of Oatey’s IT strategy and champion the use of technology to drive value, innovation and efficiency across the organization.
In addition, she will continue to foster an IT team that delivers solutions to both internal and external customers.
“We have an exceptional IT team at Oatey, and our focus is on sustaining momentum and raising the bar for how technology enables our organization,” Wells said. “Collaboration across the business will remain central as we invest in innovative solutions that better support our associates and enhance how we serve our customers and industry partners.”
In conjunction with Wells rise, Wright was promoted aftere making a significant impact advancing the company’s data and analytics capabilities since joining the company in 2025.
He developed a multi-year analytics strategy, delivered transformative reporting solutions, and championed the use of data-driven insights across the organization.
As vice president, analytics he will lead forward-looking analytics strategies while overseeing AI exploration, pilot initiatives and the foundational capabilities needed to ensure alignment with business priorities and effective risk management.
“There is a tremendous opportunity to harness data and emerging technologies like AI to shape how we operate and make decisions,” Wright said. “I’m proud of the strong foundation we’re building and the work of our talented analytics team, and will continue partnering across the organization to expand our capabilities, generate actionable insights and strengthen efficiency for our customers and teams.”
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