TRACETEK - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Aravind Padmanabhan was named nVent's Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer in December 2019. Prior to joining nVent, Padmanabhan spent two decades in technology leadership roles at Honeywell (most recently as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer for Honeywell Connected Worker) and currently holds 54 U.S. patents. He earned a PhD in Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology with specialization in Sensors and Systems; a Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology; and a Minor in Management from the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Beth Wozniak is CEO of nVent, a $2.5B leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. nVent's mission, under Wozniak's leadership, is to create safer systems through inventive electrical solutions that ensure a more secure world. nVent has 9,900+ employees globally and Wozniak is passionate about building an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Beth Wozniak is CEO of nVent, a $2.5B leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. nVent's mission, under Wozniak's leadership, is to create safer systems through inventive electrical solutions that ensure a more secure world. nVent has approximately 10,000+ employees globally and Wozniak is passionate about building an inclusive and diverse workplace.
Before her role as nVent's CEO, Wozniak served as president of Pentair's Electrical segment, and as president of Pentair's Flow & Filtration Solutions global business unit, respectively. Prior to joining Pentair in 2015, Wozniak held several leadership and program management positions at Honeywell and its predecessor AlliedSignal. She was president of Honeywell's Environmental and Combustion Controls business. She also held several executive positions at Honeywell, including president of its Sensing and Control business; vice president of Business Integration; vice president of Six Sigma; and vice president of Engineering and Program Management. Wozniak holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and an MBA from York University in Toronto.
Job Titles:
- PRESIDENT, THERMAL MANAGEMENT
Brad Faulconer was named nVent's President of Thermal Management in 2017 before the separation from Pentair. Prior to joining nVent, Faulconer held several leadership roles at Pentair including Vice President of Thermal Management; Vice President of Thermal Building Solutions; and Vice President of Marketing for Thermal Management. Previously, he held various general management and marketing leadership roles with Tyco Thermal Controls in the U.S. and Asia, as well as various sales roles with Valquip Corporation. Faulconer holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from Villanova University and completed the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development (PMD).
Ms. Ostling is a former partner and senior leader at Ernst & Young LLP, or EY, having served in various leadership roles from 1999 until her retirement in 2021. Ms. Ostling served a broad spectrum of publicly traded and privately held clients on complex issues in accounting, auditing, risk, regulatory and securities registrations. Ms. Ostling's career with EY spanned 32 years and included serving as the Professional Practice Director for EY's U.S. East Region from 2015-2021, and before that as Deputy Director Global Assurance Professional Practice - Accounting for eight years in London. In addition to her work at EY, Ms. Ostling also served in leadership roles for Citigroup, Inc. and the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB. In 2021, Ms. Ostling joined the board of directors of Circle Internet Financial LLC, a global financial technology firm, and in 2022 she joined the board of Varsity Brands, Inc., a privately held American apparel company. Ms. Ostling is a member of our Audit and Finance Committee.
Mr. Scheu was President of the Americas region as well as Head of Group Service and Business Integration of ABB, Inc., a subsidiary of leading global technology company ABB Ltd, from 2015 until his retirement in October 2019. Mr. Scheu also served as a member of ABB Ltd.'s Executive Committee from 2012 until his retirement. From 2013 to 2014, he was ABB, Inc.'s Head of Business Integration, Group Service and North America. From 2012 to 2013, he was its Head of Marketing and Customer Solutions. Mr. Scheu joined ABB in 2001 and was responsible for the integration of key acquisitions into ABB. After his retirement from ABB in 2019, Mr. Scheu founded StratPro Partners, a consulting and advisory practice, and is also a senior advisor at Lindsay Goldberg, a private equity firm. Mr. Scheu is a member of our Audit and Finance Committee.
Mr. Parker was the Executive Vice President of Operational Excellence for Harman International Industries, Inc., a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of audio products, lighting solutions and electronic systems, from 2015 to 2017 and was the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Harman Industries, Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Previously, Mr. Parker served in various financial positions with ABB Ltd. (known as ABB Group), a global power and technology company, including as Chief Financial Officer of the Americas region. Mr. Parker began his career as a staff accountant with C-E Systems. Mr. Parker has served as a director of each of Apogee Enterprises Inc. and American Axle & Manufacturing since 2018, and as a director of TriMas Corporation since 2015. Mr. Parker brings to our board of directors extensive experience in financial reporting, accounting and Sarbanes-Oxley compliance for public companies. His experience serving as a financial executive with multiple public companies provides him with subject matter expertise in finance, asset management and other areas of risk oversight. Mr. Parker is the Chair of our Audit and Finance Committee.
Ms. Wright is the Chief Digital Officer, Microsoft US, of Microsoft Corporation, a multinational technology company, having served in that role since 2019. Previously, she served from 2017 to 2019 as Chief Digital & Information Officer for HM Revenue & Customs, the British government tax department, under a two-year secondment arrangement. Prior to that, she served from 2011 to 2017 as Vice President, IT Strategic Enterprise Services of Microsoft Corporation. Before that, Ms. Wright served in chief information officer roles for companies including BP plc and General Electric Company. Ms. Wright is a member of our Compensation and Human Capital Committee and our Governance and Social Responsibility Committee.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Our Compensation
Mr. Burris is the Chair of our Compensation and Human Capital Committee and is also a member of our Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. Mr. Burris is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Midwest Can Company, a manufacturer of portable fuel cans and specialty containers, a position he has held since 2018. Mr. Burris served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Associated Materials Group, Inc. from 2011 to 2014. Prior to that, he served as President, Precision Components of Barnes Group Inc., and was the President of Barnes Industrial, a global precision components business within Barnes Group. Prior to joining Barnes Group, Mr. Burris held a number of senior management positions at General Electric including President and Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Materials Quartz and Ceramics; General Manager of Global Services at GE Healthcare; head of global supply chain sourcing with GE Industrial Systems and Honeywell Integration. Mr. Burris has served as a director of Midwest Can Company since 2017. During the past five years, he also previously served as a director of Fifth Third Bancorp and Pentair plc.
Joe Ruzynski was named nVent's President of Enclosures in 2017 before the separation from Pentair. Prior to joining nVent, Ruzynski was Vice President of the Enclosures Strategic Business Unit at Pentair. While at Pentair, he held several leadership positions including Vice President of Engineered Projects; Vice President of Fluid Motion; and Vice President of Operations for Equipment Protection and Technical Solutions. Ruzynski also was a Manager at Ernst & Young. Ruzynski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics and Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.
Jon Lammers - Chief Legal Officer, EVP
Job Titles:
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
- GENERAL COUNSEL
- SECRETARY
Jon Lammers was named nVent's Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary in 2017 before the separation from Pentair, and served as Pentair's General Counsel, Electrical from 2017-2018. Prior to joining nVent, Lammers was with the law firm Foulston Siefkin based in Wichita, Kansas. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary at Spirit AeroSystems and held various senior legal roles at Cargill in Minneapolis, Wichita and Singapore. Prior to his corporate experience, Lammers practiced law at Oppenheimer, Wolff & Donnelly and Paul Hastings. He received his law degree from the University of Virginia and his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Job Titles:
- CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Lynnette Heath was named nVent's Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer in 2017 before the separation from Pentair. Prior to joining nVent, Heath was Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources at Twin Cities-based Entrust Datacard. Previously, she served in HR roles at General Electric, McKesson Corp. and Northern States Power (now Xcel Energy). Heath holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota and a Master's degree in Human Resources and Industrial Relations from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of Our Governance and Social Responsibility Committee
Mr. Ducker is the Chair of our Governance and Social Responsibility Committee and is also a member of our Compensation and Human Capital Committee. Mr. Ducker is the retired President and Chief Executive Officer of FedEx Freight, a segment of FedEx Corporation, a global provider of supply chain, transportation, business and related information services, having served from 2015 to 2018. From 2009 to 2015 he held the positions of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and President of International for FedEx Express, a segment of FedEx Corporation, and prior to that he held various executive and management positions with FedEx Express, including serving as president of FedEx Express Asia Pacific in Hong Kong and leading the Southeast Asia and Middle East regions from Singapore, as well as Southern Europe from Milan, Italy. Mr. Ducker has served as a director of International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. since 2014, and as a director of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, Inc. since 2020. He also serves as a director of Amway Corporation, a privately held direct selling business.
Job Titles:
- Chief Product Development Officer of Verizon Communications Inc
Ms. Palmer is the Chief Product Development Officer of Verizon Communications Inc., a global provider of technology, communications, information and entertainment products and services, having served in that role since 2019. Previously, she served as Chief Network Engineering Officer and Head of Wireless Networks from 2017 to 2018 and as Chief Technology Officer for Verizon Wireless from 2013 to 2017, after having served in technology roles of increasing responsibility for Verizon since 2000. With a career spanning technology, engineering, operations, service management, product development, and strategy/planning, Ms. Palmer has extensive expertise in building, evolving and innovating technology products, platforms and services. She has significant experience in digital business transformation, and evaluating acquisitions and investments to drive innovation forward. Ms. Palmer is a member of our Audit and Finance Committee.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Chairman of the Board
Mr. Hogan serves as our non-executive Chairman of the Board. Prior to the separation of our company from Pentair plc in 2018, Mr. Hogan served as Pentair's Chief Executive Officer from 2001 to 2018 and as its Chairman from 2002 to 2018. Prior to his role as Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Hogan held various leadership roles at Pentair including President and Chief Operating Officer, and Executive Vice President and President of the Electrical and Electronic Enclosures Group. Mr. Hogan also held leadership roles with United Technologies Corporation as President of the Carrier Transicold Division; Pratt & Whitney Industrial Turbines as Vice President and General Manager; General Electric Company in executive positions in a variety of functions such as marketing, product management, and business development and planning; and McKinsey & Company as a consultant. Mr. Hogan has served as director of Medtronic plc since 2015. In the past five years, Mr. Hogan also previously served as a director of Pentair plc.
Job Titles:
- CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER
- SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT
Randy Wacker was named nVent's Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer in 2018 and Treasurer in 2019. Prior to joining nVent, Wacker served as Assistant Corporate Controller at Pentair from 2005 to 2017. He also served as the U.S. Controller of Computer Network Technologies from 2004 to 2005. Prior to 2004 he held corporate controlling and external reporting roles in various public companies and worked at a public accounting firm. Wacker holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from St. Cloud State University.
Job Titles:
- PRESIDENT, ELECTRICAL & FASTENING SOLUTIONS
Robert van der Kolk was named nVent's President of Electrical & Fastening Solutions in 2017 before the separation from Pentair. Prior to joining nVent, van der Kolk was Vice President of Engineered & Fastening Solutions at Pentair. Previously, he held several leadership roles at ERICO including Executive Vice President of Sales. Additional roles include Plant Superintendent and Production Manager for Cargill in the Netherlands and Germany. Van der Kolk holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Master of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University in Delft, Netherlands.
Job Titles:
- CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT
Sara Zawoyski was named nVent's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2019. She previously served as the company's Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasury. Prior to nVent, Zawoyski held several chief financial officer positions for various global business units and served as vice president of Investor Relations at Pentair. Prior to joining Pentair in 2010, she served in multiple finance leadership roles with PepsiAmericas and began her career at PricewaterhouseCoopers. Zawoyski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business.
Job Titles:
- an Independent Lead Director
An independent Lead Director, Susan M. Cameron, who serves as a direct liaison with management.
Ms. Cameron serves as our Board's Lead Director, and is also a member of our Compensation and Human Capital Committee and our Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. Ms. Cameron is the retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Reynolds American Inc., a publicly-traded tobacco company, where she served as its Non-Executive Chairman from May 2017 to July 2017, its Executive Chairman from January 2017 to May 2017, and its Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors from 2014 to 2016. Prior to that, she served as President and Chief Executive Officer from 2004 to 2011 and as a member of its Board of Directors from 2006 to 2011. Prior to joining Reynolds American Inc., Ms. Cameron held various marketing, management and executive positions at Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, a U.S. tobacco company. Ms. Cameron has served as a director of Aramark since 2019, as a director of Tupperware Brands Corporation since 2011 and the Non-Executive Chairman of Tupperware Brands Corporation since 2019. In the past five years, Ms. Cameron also previously served as a director of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company.
Job Titles:
- Investor
- Vice President, Investor Relations