Watsco announced that Aaron J. Nahmad has been named president of Watsco. His appointment was unanimously approved by the independent members of Watsco’s board of directors and is effective immediately.

Nahmad has worked for the company since 2005. He served as vice president of strategy and innovation since July 2010 and as director of global business development since 2005.

He has also been a member of Watsco’s board of directors since November 2011. He holds a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania and a M.B.A. from New York University’s Leonard N. Stern School of Business. Nahmad is the son of Albert Nahmad, Watsco’s chairman, president and CEO since 1973.

As vice president of strategy and innovation, Nahmad has led the transformation of Watsco into the digital age. His promotion to president is in recognition of this leadership and to acknowledge the critical significance of the execution and adoption of these innovations across the Watsco enterprise.