We are excited to share two members of nVent’s Board of Directors — Jerry W. Burris and Herbert K. Parker — were named to the 2024 Most Influential Corporate Directors List by Savoy magazine. This directory showcases an elite representation of accomplished leaders recognized for their executive and business leadership in national and global-leading corporations. The list is available on the Savoy magazine website.
Congratulations, Jerry and Herbert! We are grateful for your leadership, and we are proud to celebrate your achievements.
Jerry W. Burris
Jerry W. Burris is the Chair of nVent’s Compensation and Human Capital Committee and is also a member of our Governance and Social Responsibility Committee. He 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 and Mohawk Industries, Inc., a global flooring manufacturer, since 2022. During the past five years, he also previously served as a director of Fifth Third Bancorp.
Herbert K. Parker
Herbert K. Parker is the Chair of nVent’s Audit and Finance Committee. He 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 has been appointed to serve as Chairman of the Board at TriMas Corporation effective at the TriMas Corporation 2024 annual meeting of shareholders. 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.
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