Legrand Announces Ratish Namboothiry as VP, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility for North & Central America
WEST HARTFORD, CT (March 1, 2024) Legrand®, a global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures, announces Ratish Namboothiry as VP, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) for North and Central America. Ratish will drive the Sustainability and CSR efforts of Legrand, North & Central America (LNCA), which will include executive leadership and delivery of current CSR road map commitments and the rollout of the next global CSR Roadmap in 2025. Reporting to LNCA President and CEO Brian DiBella, Ratish has joined the Executive Committee and is also the executive sponsor of LNCA’s Better Communities, a volunteer and philanthropy program focused on improving the lives of those in the communities where Legrand operates in North America.
Ratish previously spent 18 years at Kohler Co. in Kohler, WI where he held various business roles involved with project management, new product development, innovation, and sustainability. Most recently, as the Director of Innovation for Good and Sustainability, he led two multidisciplinary teams where he was responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the start-up business Innovation for Good, an internal incubator that fosters creativity and helps commercialize innovations with a social purpose. He also led the enterprise environmental sustainability strategy and Center of Excellence to help the company align its business operations with its environmental commitments.
“Ratish brings a lot of experience driving positive change to our team at Legrand. Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility continues to be a priority for us. I look forward to Ratish building on the great success we have made in this area. His experience promises to elevate our commitment to improving lives, align our business goals with environmental stewardship, and continue to make Legrand, North & Central America a leader in environmental, social and governance areas,” said Brian DiBella, President and CEO, Legrand, North & Central America.
About Legrand and Legrand, North and Central America
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for commercial, industrial and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. The Group harnesses technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical, digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Drawing on an approach that involves all teams and stakeholders, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and responsible growth driven by acquisitions and innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings—including products with enhanced value in use (faster expanding segments: datacenters, connected offerings and energy efficiency programs). Legrand reported sales of €8.4 billion in 2023. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is notably a component stock of the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG and CAC SBT 1.5 indexes. (code ISIN FR0010307819). https://www.legrand.us/