Christopher Klein

Chris brings extensive public company and operational leadership experience to Vontier, including management experience as chief executive officer of a public company as well as significant corporate strategy experience. He has served as a member of the Board of Thor Industries since December 2017 and is a member of its Nominating and Compensation and Developments Committees.

Chris is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., a leading manufacturer of home and security products, having retired as CEO in January 2020. He joined Fortune Brands, Inc. in 2003 and held corporate strategy, business development and operational positions, and served in the role of CEO of Fortune Brands Home & Security from 2010 to January 2020, taking the company public in a spin-off in 2011. Prior to joining Fortune Brands, Inc., Chris held key strategy and operating positions at Bank One Corporation. Previously, Chris was a partner at McKinsey & Company, a global management consulting firm where he spent eight years in the firm's Chicago office. Chris spent his early career in commercial banking, at both ABN / AMRO and First Chicago.

Chris graduated from the University of Iowa's business school (BBA) and earned his MBA at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.