nVent Announces New Executive Leadership Appointments
March 17, 2025
nVent Electric plc has recently announced appointments to its executive leadership team to support the company’s portfolio transformation and to create greater focus on regional growth.
Having recently completed pivotal steps in its portfolio transformation, including the sale of its Thermal Management business and latest acquisition of Trachte, and recently announced agreement to acquire the Electrical Products Group business of Avail, nVent is announcing key executive leadership appointments. These appointments will further strengthen the nVent leadership team as it transforms the company and advances its strategy for customers, shareholders and employees.
- Sara Zawoyski is appointed President of Systems Protection (formerly Enclosures), effective March 31, 2025. Having served as Interim President of Systems Protection since June 2024, in addition to her role as EVP and CFO since 2019, Sara is well positioned to execute the growth strategies for the Systems Protection segment.
- Gary Corona joins nVent as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective March 31, 2025. Gary comes to nVent as an experienced financial executive with a proven track record of driving strong financial and operational results and leading transformational change. He brings broad expertise, including financial planning and analysis, supply chain, mergers and acquisitions, strategic planning and business transformation. Gary joins nVent from Medtronic, where he serves as Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance after serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer from August 2024 to March 2025. Prior to that, he served as Medtronic’s Senior Vice President, Global Financial Planning & Analysis since January 2023. Prior to Medtronic, Gary had a 25+ year career with General Mills, serving in enterprise leadership and business finance roles, driving numerous initiatives that delivered margin expansion and enabled growth.
- Robert van der Kolk is named to the newly created role of President of EMEA and APAC, effective March 17, 2025. Robert has been with nVent since its inception, serving as President of Electrical Connections (formerly Electrical and Fastening Solutions). With nVent’s strategy to increase global growth and geographic expansion, he will drive strong customer and commercial focus in these two important regions.
- Brian Coleman joins nVent as President of Electrical Connections, effective March 17, 2025. Brian joins nVent from 3M, where he spent the last fourteen years and most recently served as President & General Manager Automotive and Aerospace Solutions Division. Prior to this role, Brian led various businesses across industrial, safety, automotive and retail and aftermarket segments, developing deep industrial and distribution expertise.
nVent Chair and CEO Beth Wozniak said: “I’m excited for the next steps we are taking in nVent’s transformation. The appointments of these new leadership positions will strengthen our nVent team. Sara will continue to drive growth and performance in the Systems Protection President role. Robert’s new role will strengthen our customer and partner relationships in EMEA and Asia Pacific and enhance our growth in these regions.
“I also am pleased to welcome Gary Corona and Brian Coleman to nVent. As our new Chief Financial Officer, Gary will bring deep finance expertise and a strong track record of results to the role, and Brian will bring his industrial manufacturing and distribution experience to his role as our new President of Electrical Connections.
“The addition of these two outstanding leaders combined with the proven leadership of Sara and Robert will accelerate our business performance. I look forward to the positive impact these leadership appointments will have on our business and for our customers, shareholders and employees. Our future is bright.”
These announcements, coupled with the recent sale of the Thermal Management business and buildout of its control building solutions platform with Trachte, and nVent’s pending Electrical Products Group business acquisition, mark pivotal milestones in nVent’s transformation journey and the next stage of becoming a more focused, high-growth, global electrical company.
