Thomas Fuhr (M.Sc. (Mech. Eng.), b. 1965) has been appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and a member of the Executive Committee at Uponor Corporation.

He begins his new role on 1 October 2022 and will lead a newly formed Technology organization designed to accelerate innovation as well as drive manufacturing efficiency and supply chain resilience. The Technology organization will provide operational support for the Building Solutions – Europe division and focus globally on innovation and sustainability, while also driving cross-division collaboration of the manufacturing and supply chain functions. Thomas will be based in Germany and report to Michael Rauterkus, President and CEO, Uponor Corporation.

Thomas brings more than 30 years of professional experience from both the water business and the automobile sector. He joins Uponor from Grohe AG where he held various leadership roles since 2013. Most recently he served as Co-CEO, responsible for the R&D, Procurement, Supply Chain, Quality, Safety, and Manufacturing.

Prior to this, Thomas worked for more than 20 years at Mercedes Benz where he led teams and improved processes, in Purchasing, R&D, Quality, Logistics and Production. The Building Solutions – Europe (BLD-E) division's operational functions, including Manufacturing and Supply Chain, will move to the company's new Technology organization, led by CTO Thomas Fuhr, to enable increased focus on BLD-E's customers and commercial growth in Europe and other international markets. A Senior Vice President, BLD-E, reporting to President and CEO Michael Rauterkus, will be appointed to lead the new BLD-E organization.

This new leadership structure replaces the President, Building Solutions – Europe role that was previously an Executive Committee role. The updated organizational structure will have no impact on the external financial reporting of the divisions.