Thomas Ottawa

Thomas Ottawa is President - Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Region, one of three operating regions of Parker Hannifin Corporation. Mr. Ottawa is responsible for Parker’s sales companies and commercial operations in the region, as well as coordination of responsibilities among functional teams such as information technology, human resources, finance, marketing and supply chain.

Mr. Ottawa joined Parker in 1995 as a Graduate Trainee with the Fluid Connectors Group Europe, where he held positions of increasing responsibility. He became General Manager of the Prädifa Technology Division in 2015. Mr. Ottawa was promoted to Vice President of Operations - Motion Systems Group EMEA in 2019 and was instrumental in improving the group’s financial performance and driving profitable growth in the region.

Mr. Ottawa holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bochum in Germany.