Executive Vice President & Chief HR Officer, Nvent Electric
Search every verified Lynnette Heath interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Lynnette Heath, Executive Vice President and Chief HR Officer at nVent Electric, has spoken publicly about her role as ESG people pillar executive sponsor and the company’s environmental, social, and governance initiatives. In podcast and webinar appearances in December 2023 and December 2024, she discussed nVent’s approach to performance reviews, employee development, and diversity goals. She stated that the company established representation goals for gender and U.S. racial diversity in management, and that it has improved its representation. She also noted that nVent had no employee resource groups five years ago and now has nine with over a thousand members globally. Heath said that if people leaders do not complete a people-leader goal, they cannot receive an overall rating above “meeting expectations,” which affects their bonus and merit increase. She described the company’s culture as “results with caring” and said that Millennial and Gen Z workers are demanding that organizations take ESG issues seriously. In a December 2024 appearance, Heath also discussed her personal experience caring for her father, a disabled veteran with dementia. She said she was worried he would forget her while she was away on a week-long vacation, and that her brother had asked their father if he knew who he was, to which he replied “my wife.” Heath said she was excited to visit New York and see her sister and an old friend, but added, “Will I relax? I don’t know.”
“My brother said, 'Hey Dad do you know who I am?' and he said, 'Yeah, my wife,' and it just broke my heart.”
“I'm going on vacation Monday and we'll stay through Sunday; it scares me to be away from him for that long because we have such a routine.”
“I'm afraid that he's going to forget me.”
“Every time you turn them for the hip daily, just check it and make sure it looks okay.”
“I'm excited because I love New York — I haven't hung out with my older sister in a while, get to see an old friend while I'm in town, and sleep; I get to sleep through the night.”
“Will I relax? I don't know.”
“If our people leaders do not successfully complete this people‑leader goal, they cannot get an overall rating above meeting expectations — and that overall rating is going to impact their bonus and merit increase.”
“If you look at our financial results we have fantastic financial results; our investors love our focus on this because research shows that bringing diversity of experiences and thought is simply making us a better organization.”
“Particularly Millennial and Gen Z workers really are demanding this within organizations — they only want to work for organizations that are taking this stuff seriously and it is a real motivator and a driver for them in their careers.”
“We spun out of Pentair just over five years ago now, and as we formed the company we had the opportunity to step back and say who do we want to be — we could build on a wonderful foundation but define our own identity.”
“I want organizations to do real stuff and not just the PR machine — not just performative measures — and when you're transparent and authentic you're doing real things even if you have to start small and mature over time.”
“If our people leaders do not successfully complete the people-leader goal, your overall rating will be impacted — and that overall rating is going to impact my bonus and my merit increase.”
“We brought our company values over and we call them our 'win right' values — we rate on the values as well, how you demonstrate the values, and that can impact your overall rating which in turn impacts your compensation.”
“We established representation goals on gender and professional roles and U.S. racial diversity in management; we've improved our representation and if you look at our financial results we have fantastic financial results — investors love our focus on this because research shows diversity of thought makes us a better or...”
“Our focus on safety matters — we strongly believe every single person around the world and every plant and every office has the right to leave work in the same shape that they showed up; we're seeing great performance in safety and we always strive to be even better.”
Despite the challenges of caring for her father, a disabled veteran with dementia, she shows incredible love and strength. We are ...
In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Lynnette Heath about nVent's Environmental, Social and Governance ...
In this HCI Webinar, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Lynnette Heath about nVent's Environmental, Social and Governance ...
In this HCI Webinar, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Lynnette Heath about nVent's Environmental, Social and Governance Report. Lynnette Heath ( / )is nVent’s Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resource Officer and ESG People pillar executive sponsor. Prior to joining nVent, she was the Senior Vice President of Global Human Resources at Twin Cities-based Entrust Datacard. Each HCI Webinar (Program, ID No. 627454) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Ce…
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