Age: 43
Mr. Hjelmaker joined Thor Industries in September of 2020 and currently serves as the Company’s Chief Innovation Officer. Mr. Hjelmaker came to Thor from Whirlpool Corporation where he was Vice President Global Product Organization. In this role he led the global cooking product development organization, focusing on connected and “smart” products. Prior to Whirlpool, Mr. Hjelmaker worked for more than 16 years in the automotive industry at Delphi Electronics & Safety (now Aptiv) in various senior leadership roles, most recently as Managing Director, Infotainment and Driver Interface EU. At Delphi, he spent considerable time working in Germany developing and launching industry-leading safe, green, and connected products and systems.
As Chief Innovation Officer, Mr. Hjelmaker is responsible for developing a vision for optimizing and evolving the global product innovation portfolio of the THOR family of operating companies and leading the Company to sustainable growth maximizing innovation, consumer experience and strategic partnerships.