Thomas Kessler

Thomas Kessler currently serves as Vice President of Engineering and R&D at Infiltrator Water Technologies, specializing in decentralized wastewater treatment solutions since December 2024. Previously, Kessler held multiple leadership roles at Char-Broil from March 2018 to December 2024, where responsibilities included orchestrating R&D operating plans and forming a new team focused on IoT and advanced appliance controls. At Whirlpool Corporation, from November 2004 to February 2018, Kessler advanced from Systems Engineer to Program Manager, overseeing global advanced engineering for laundry products and significantly enhancing the innovation portfolio. Kessler holds a Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from Technische Universität Dresden, earned between 1999 and 2005.