NEMA Leadership
Unparalleled Industry Expertise
NEMA Leadership Team
Our Leadership Team unifies the industry through business expertise and pioneering vision.
Debra Phillips
President & CEO
Alexa Burr
Senior Vice President of Strategic Growth & Membership
Matt Haynie
Senior Vice President, Regulatory and Legal Affairs and Corporate Secretary
Patrick Hughes
Senior Vice President, Technical Affairs
Will Hupman
Senior Vice President, Government Affairs
Donald Leavens
Senior Vice President, Chief Economist
Michael Pfeiffer
Chief Financial Officer
Sean Sullivan
Chief Human Resources Officer
NEMA Board of Directors
Our Board is made up of 30 leaders from member companies of all sizes representing diverse businesses across the electroindustry. Each is elected by the general membership to three-year terms.
The Board of Directors has a number of committees that guide the organization’s operations and direct its strategy, including:
- Executive Committee
- Finance and Audit Committee
- Public Affairs Committee
- Campaigns Committee
- Nominating and Membership Committee
- Standards and Conformity Assessment Policy Committee
Officers
Chair
Beth Wozniak
Chief Executive Officer, nVent
Vice-Chair
Barry Powell
Head of Electrical Products Business Unit, North America, Siemens Corporation
Treasurer
Brian DiBella
President & CEO, North & Central America, Legrand, North & Central America
Executive Committee Members
Gerben Bakker
Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Hubbell Incorporated
Brian DiBella
President & CEO, North & Central America, Legrand, North & Central America
Daryoush Larizadeh
President & CEO, Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Tessa Myers
SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, Rockwell Automation
Andrea Pirondini
Chief Executive Officer, Prysmian
Barry Powell
Head of Electrical Products Business Unit, North America, Siemens Corporation
Anders Sjoelin
President and CEO, S&C Electric Company
Bill Waltz
President and CEO, Atkore
Beth Wozniak
Chief Executive Officer, nVent
Mike Yelton
President, Americas Region – Electrical Sector, Eaton
President
Debra Phillips
President & CEO, NEMA
Board of Directors
Anthony Allard
Executive Vice President North America, Hitachi Energy USA Inc.
Gerben Bakker
Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Hubbell Incorporated
Kelly Becker
President, North America Operations, Schneider Electric
Tricia Breeger
President, Mitsubishi Electric Power Products, Inc.
Sam Chambers
Vice President, Lutron Electronics
Thomas Deitrich
President & CEO, Itron, Inc.
Brian DiBella
President & CEO, North & Central America, Legrand, North & Central America
Jeff Drees
Chief Executive Officer, Mission Critical Group
David Garza
Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Xignux Corporativo
Greg Gorman
Chief Growth Officer, Nidec Motor Corporation
Billal Hammoud
President and Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell Building Automation
Steven Harris
CEO, Current
Kraig Kasler
President , Cooper Lighting Solutions
Brooke Lang
President, Regal Rexnord Corporation
Daryoush Larizadeh
President & CEO, Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Thomas Lawton
President and Owner, TESCO Metering
Denise Lee
Vice President, Energy Networking Systems, Cisco Systems
Hannes Leichtfried
Vice President Sales & Marketing North America, Danfoss LLC
Davis Mathews
President and Chief Executive Officer, US Operations, Phoenix Contact
Deni Miller
Distribution Solutions Business Line Leader, North America, ABB
Tessa Myers
SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, Rockwell Automation
Andrea Pirondini
Chief Executive Officer, Prysmian
Michael Plaster
President and Chief Executive Officer, Power Grid Components
Barry Powell
Head of Electrical Products Business Unit, North America, Siemens Corporation
Ganesh Ramaswamy
President & CEO, Southwire Company
Sach Sankpal
President, Acuity Brands, Inc.
Wade Sheffer
Vice President, General Motors Energy LLC
Anders Sjoelin
President and CEO, S&C Electric Company
Bob Vary
President and Chief Executive Officer, Reinhausen Manufacturing Inc.
Steve Voelzke
President of Electrical Division, Robroy Industries
Bill Waltz
President and CEO, Atkore
Rick Wilmer
President and Chief Executive Officer, ChargePoint
Beth Wozniak
Chief Executive Officer, nVent
Mike Yelton
President, Americas Region – Electrical Sector, Eaton