Uponor Wirsbo named Wade Peterson its new vice president of sales and marketing for Uponor North America. Most recently Peterson served as an Uponor North America vice president and president of the Uponor Canada legal unit. He has served on various industry technical committees including the Canadian Hydronics Council. He was originally elected to the Canadian Institute of Plumbing and Heating (CIPH) board of directors in 2000, and elected to the executive finance committee in 2004 as chairman of the Manufacturers Division.