Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (WTS) announced today the appointment of
Debra J. Ogston as Chief Human Resources Officer.
Ms. Ogston comes to Watts Water from Schnuck Markets Inc. where she
served as Chief People Officer. Prior to joining Schnuck Markets, Ms.
Ogston spent seven years at Johnson Controls, Inc., where she served as
Vice President of Human Resources for several business units in the
Americas and Asia. Ms. Ogston has also held senior Human Resources
positions with E&J Gallo Winery, Inc., Pepsi Bottling Group and Kraft
Foods Inc.
Ms. Ogston will be succeeding Kenneth R. Lepage as the leader of the
global Human Resources Department. Mr. Lepage will continue in his
current role as General Counsel and Executive Vice President of the
Company.
“I believe that Debra’s talent and experience make her extremely well
suited to help lead our ongoing business transformation efforts
globally” said Robert J. Pagano, Jr., Chief Executive Officer. “Debra
brings to us a tremendous breadth and depth of experience in
organizational design and effectiveness, global talent development
strategy and global human resources processes. She also has extensive
international experience, including living in China for two years while
working at Johnson Controls. I am excited that Debra is joining our
global management team and we look forward to working with her. I also
want to thank Ken for his leadership of the Human Resources Department
over the past six years and we look forward to continuing to work with
him as he returns his full attention to leading the Company’s global
Legal Department.”
Watts Water Technologies, Inc., through its family of companies, is a
global manufacturer headquartered in the USA that provides one of the
broadest plumbing, heating, and water quality product lines in the
world. Watts Water companies and brands offer innovative plumbing,
heating, and water quality solutions for residential, commercial, and
industrial applications. For more information, visit www.wattswater.com.
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