Obituary: Tom Huntington of WaterFurnace International
WaterFurnace International President and CEO Tom Huntington recently passed away after a battle with cancer. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family at the Kansas City Hospice House in Kansas City, Mo.
Before joining WaterFurnace in May 2009, served in many different roles in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning industry. His career included stints as a division marketing general manager at Carrier Corp., director of sales and marketing at KeepRite, vice president of corporate marketing at Climatic Corp., vice president and general manager of Evcon Industries Inc., vice president of global marketing and sales at Bristol Compressors, and president of Unitary Products Group of York International/Johnson Controls. He proudly served as chairman of Geothermal Exchange Organization (GEO) and Gas Appliance Manufacturers Association (GAMA). Additionally, he served on the board of directors for North American Technician Excellence (NATE) and the planning board for the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute.