UFP Industries announces the appointment of Allen Peters to executive vice president of innovation, effective January 1, 2023. Allen’s new duties will include leading UFP’s Innovation Accelerator and Innov8 Fund teams. He will also use his unique experience as president of UFP Retail Solutions to drive the ambitious new products and technology push necessary for rapid iterative changes through the organization.
As part of his new responsibilities, Allen will continue to collaborate on key strategies in the E-commerce/distribution/fulfillment spaces.
The search for a new president of UFP Retail Solutions is underway, with the successor expected to be named by the end of September. To ensure a smooth transition for UFP Retail Solutions, Allen will continue in his current role while working closely with his replacement until the end of 2022.
UFP Industries is a holding company whose operating subsidiaries – UFP Industrial, UFP Construction and UFP Retail Solutions – manufacture, distribute and sell a wide variety of value-added products used in residential and commercial construction, packaging and other industrial applications worldwide.
