Pentair Announces New Executive Leadership Roles to Accelerate Growth and Enhance Customer Focus

LONDON--( BUSINESS WIRE)--Pentair plc (NYSE: PNR), a leader in helping the world sustainably move, improve and enjoy water, today announced new strategic appointments within its executive leadership team (ELT) aimed at accelerating growth, strengthening innovation, and enhancing responsiveness to evolving customer needs.

“In our continued efforts to deliver exceptional value to our customers while positioning Pentair for long-term success, we are taking strategic actions designed to empower our teams with greater autonomy, streamline operations, and reinforce our commitment to becoming a more agile, digitally focused, and customer-obsessed organization,” said John L. Stauch, President and CEO of Pentair. “I’m confident that these steps will help us unlock new opportunities for growth and deepen our impact across the industries we serve.”

Pentair has made the following appointments to its ELT, to go into effect March 1, 2026:

Honoring Leadership Transitions

Pentair is also announcing the upcoming departures of two valued and longstanding leaders who will leave the Company on March 1, 2026.

“I want to express my deep gratitude to Steve and Phil for their extraordinary leadership and partnership,” said Stauch. “They have helped to shape Pentair into a high-performing company and industry leader in the water category. Their unwavering commitment, innovative vision, and genuine dedication to our people and customers have left a lasting legacy. On behalf of all Pentair employees, I thank them for their many contributions and wish them the best in their next chapters.”

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About Pentair PLC

At Pentair, we help the world sustainably move, improve, and enjoy water, life’s most essential resource. From our residential and commercial water solutions, to industrial water management and everything in between, Pentair is a core large cap value S&P 500 equity stock focused on smart, sustainable water solutions that help our planet and people thrive.

Pentair had revenue in 2025 of approximately $4.2 billion, and trades under the ticker symbol PNR. With approximately 9,000 global employees serving customers in more than 150 countries, we work to help improve lives and the environment around the world. To learn more, visit www.pentair.com.