Speakers

Ratish Namboothiry is the Vice President – Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility for Legrand, North and Central America (LNCA), part of Legrand - the world specialist in providing a broad range of end-to-end solutions that deliver power, light and data to residential, commercial, and industrial spaces.  

He is a member of the executive committee for LNCA and is responsible for embedding sustainability and CSR across all brands and businesses and within LNCA. He provides executive sponsorship and leadership to drive business transformation needed to achieve Legrand’s short- and long-term sustainability targets. 

Prior to this role, he was Director of Innovation for Good and Sustainability at Kohler Co., where he was responsible for the strategic and operational leadership of the Innovation for Good business unit, which is an internal incubator that fosters creativity, experimentation, and collaboration across the organization. He also oversaw the enterprise sustainability strategy, governance and programming ensuring that the company aligns its business activities to deliver against its long-term environmental commitments.

Ratish has wide range of experience across functions like facility design, operations management, product design, program management, innovation leadership, business development, P&L management, and enterprise sustainability leadership. He has extensive experience in developing solutions for the built environment. Ratish serves on the board of Sustainability Leadership Council for University of Wisconsin – Madison and serves on the board of Directors for the Alliance to Save Energy.