Annette Clayton is an American business executive. She is the chairwoman and former CEO of Schneider Electric North America where she was also Chief Supply Chain Officer. She was also VP, Global Operations and Supply Chain at

Dell Dell Inc. is an American technology company that develops, sells, repairs, and supports personal computers (PCs), Server (computing), servers, data storage devices, network switches, software, computer peripherals including printers and webcam ...

Education

Annette graduated from

University of Dayton The University of Dayton (UD) is a Private university, private, Catholic research university in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Founded in 1850 by the Society of Mary (Marianists), Society of Mary, it is one of three Marianist universities in the U ...

with a degree in Engineering Management and went on to Wright State University for a master's degree in engineering. She received an Accelerated Executive MBA from

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degree, Master's degrees in management and finance, Master of B ...

and a Board of Director course at

Stanford University Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a Private university, private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth ...

Career

From 1983 to 2006, Annette worked at General Motors becoming the Vice President, Quality for North America and also the president of

Saturn Corporation The Saturn Corporation, also known as Saturn LLC, was an American automobile manufacturer, a registered trademark established on January 7, 1985, as a subsidiary of General Motors. The company was an attempt by GM to compete directly with Automot ...

in 2001. She was on the board of

Polaris Industries Polaris Inc. is an American automotive manufacturer headquartered in Medina, Minnesota, United States. Polaris was founded in Roseau, Minnesota, where it still has engineering and manufacturing facilities. The company manufactured motorcycles th ...

from 2003 till 2021. She was also the Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain at Dell from 2006 to 2021. She is on the Board Of Directors of Duke Energy Corporation and

NXP Semiconductors NXP Semiconductors N.V. is a Dutch semiconductor manufacturing and design company with headquarters in Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is the third largest European semiconductor company by market capitalization as of 2024. The company employs approx ...

. Nordson Corporation elected Annette to its board of directors in February 2024. In 2001, she joined Schneider Electric and became the CEO of Schneider Electric North America from 2016 to 2023. In 2021, she was appointed as the chairwoman of National Electrical Manufacturers Association.

Awards

TIME 100 ''Time'' 100 is a list of the top 100 most influential people, assembled by the American news magazine ''Time''. First published in 1999 as the result of a debate among American academics, politicians, and journalists, the list is now a highly ...

Climate, 2023

References

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