Beth Wozniak is the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of nVent, a $3.9B global electrical manufacturing company that connects and protects mission-critical infrastructure. With more than 12,000 employees worldwide, nVent is focused on building a more sustainable and electrified world. In 2023, Wozniak was honored by Twin Cities Business as its Person of the Year, in 2024 Wozniak was named a regional Entrepreneur of the Year® 2024 Heartland Award winner by Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), and in 2026, Twins Cities Business inducted Wozniak into the Minnesota Business Hall of Fame.
Prior to leading nVent in its spin from Pentair plc in 2018, Wozniak was the President of Pentair plc's Electrical business unit and before that she served as President of Pentair's Flow & Filtration Solutions business unit. Prior to joining Pentair in 2015, Wozniak had a 25-year career at Honeywell, holding several executive leadership positions including President of the Environmental and Combustion Controls business and President of the Sensing and Control business. Through her career at Honeywell, she held various executive positions in both the Automation and Control, and Aerospace business units.
Wozniak has served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) since 2024. She held the office of Vice-Chair from 2022 to 2024. She has served as a director of Parker-Hannifin Corporation, a global leader in motion and control technologies, since 2025 and she previously served as a director of Carrier Global Corporation from 2021 to 2024. Wozniak holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and an MBA from York University in Toronto.