Who are Pentair's decision-makers?
Pentair's leadership team is centered on John L. Stauch, President and Chief Executive Officer, plus finance, operations, commercial, legal, and technology leaders who influence major vendor decisions.
- CEO
- John L. Stauch
- CFO / key exec
- Nick J. Brazis
- Founded
- 1966
- Employees
- Approximately 10,500
- HQ
- London, UK / Golden Valley, MN
- Status
- NYSE: PNR
- John L. StauchPresident and Chief Executive OfficerCEO since 2018Leads Pentair's water-focused portfolio and operating model.
- Nick J. BrazisExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerCFO effective March 1, 2026Leads finance and supply-chain-aligned priorities after Bob Fishman's transition.
- Jerome O. PedrettiExecutive Vice President and CEO, Pentair PoolPool leader through July 1, 2026 transitionLeads pool segment until planned departure.
- Heather HausmannExecutive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security OfficerCIO/CISO in 2026Owns technology, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems.
Who leads Pentair?
John L. Stauch serves as President and Chief Executive Officer. Leads Pentair's water-focused portfolio and operating model. Nick J.
Brazis serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Leads finance and supply-chain-aligned priorities after Bob Fishman's transition. Jerome O. Pedretti serves as Executive Vice President and CEO, Pentair Pool.
Leads pool segment until planned departure. Heather Hausmann serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer and Chief Information Security Officer. Owns technology, cybersecurity, and enterprise systems.
Who actually makes buying decisions at Pentair?
Enterprise buying usually involves the business owner, finance, procurement, legal, IT/security, and the operating team that owns adoption. For Pentair, the most relevant executive sponsor depends on the use case: operations for productivity and safety, finance for planning and controls, commercial leaders for revenue or customer experience, and technology leaders for data, integration, and cybersecurity.
How is Pentair organized as it scales?
Pentair operates with corporate leadership and business, region, function, or segment operators close to customers and assets. Sellers should map headquarters stakeholders and field-level operators because many business cases require both executive sponsorship and local adoption.
As of June 2026.Sources:Pentair leadershipPentair 2025 Form 10-K
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