Mr. Sorrentino joined HWC as President and Chief Executive Officer in 1998. Prior to joining the team, Mr. Sorrentino served as President of Pameco Corporation, a national heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration distributor, from 1994 to 1998. Pameco was a $600 million distributor that was listed on the New York Stock Exchange following an initial public offering in 1997 and was later merged into a larger company. Prior to working with Pameco, Mr. Sorrentino served with PepsiCo, Inc. for nine years. During this time, he held a variety of positions, including Subsidiary President, Division Vice President and Region Vice President. After completing college, Mr. Sorrentino served twelve years with United Technologies (Sundstrand Corporation), a NYSE-listed manufacturer of industrial, heating and air conditioning components in a variety of engineering, sales, marketing and executive management functions. Mr. Sorrentino earned a M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University. He also served in the United States Marine Corps.
Mr. Graham has served as HWC's Chief Financial Officer since 1997. He oversees the financial reporting and analysis, accounting, tax, risk management, compliance, and administration functions. He joined us in 1984 as Controller and has held various financial management positions. He is a registered CPA in the U.S. and a Chartered Accountant in his native Scotland.