nVent Electric plc (NYSE: NVT) today announced that Sara Zawoyski was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective November 1, 2019. She currently serves as Senior Vice President Finance and Treasurer at nVent.
Zawoyski previously held CFO roles for several businesses at Pentair, which spun off nVent as an independent, public company in April 2018. She also served as Pentair’s Vice President of Investor Relations and served in various finance roles at PepsiAmericas and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
Betty Noonan was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer at nVent, effective September 24, 2019. She previously served as Chief Marketing Officer at Cree, an LED lighting company. Prior to that, she held senior-level growth positions, including Chief Marketing Officer with Panasonic Corporation North America and multiple roles at Eastman Kodak, including Senior Vice President of Corporate and Consumer Marketing.
Effective November 1, 2019, Stacy McMahan will step down as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. She joined Pentair in October 2017 to set up nVent as a new public company and build a strong Finance team.
Beth Wozniak, nVent Chief Executive Officer, commented, “These changes are focused on accelerating our growth and the execution of our strategy. We are also adding a Chief Technology Officer to drive innovation and our digital transformation. I want to congratulate Sara and Betty on their new positions, and thank Stacy for her leadership and contributions to our successful first year as an independent public company.”
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nVent is a leading global provider of electrical connection and protection solutions. We believe our inventive electrical solutions enable safer systems and ensure a more secure world. We design, manufacture, market, install and service high performance products and solutions that connect and protect some of the world’s most sensitive equipment, buildings and critical processes. We offer a comprehensive range of enclosures, electrical connections and fastening and thermal management solutions across industry-leading brands that are recognized globally for quality, reliability and innovation. Our principal office is in London, United Kingdom and our management office in the United States is in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Our robust portfolio of leading electrical product brands dates back more than 100 years and includes nVent CADDY, ERICO, HOFFMAN, RAYCHEM, SCHROFF and TRACER.
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