Darcy Robison

Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer

Youngstown-Warren area

About

Experienced global leader of Environmental, Health and Safety, ESG and Transformation with a demonstrated history of working in the mechanical or industrial engineering industry. Skilled workplace safety culture and human factor performance, environmental compliance, innovative sustainability solutions, social responsibility, ESG Governance, safety management systems, and employee development. Strong operations professional with a MS focused in Environmental Science and Policy from University of Wisconsin-Green Bay.

Experience

  • Board Member at U.S. Tire Stewardship (USTS)
    Jan 2026 - Present · 6 mos

  • Board Member at Tire Recycling Foundation
    Nov 2024 - Present · 1 yr 8 mos

  • Council Member at WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
    Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

  • Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Pentair (14 yrs)
    • Vice President, Transformation
      Sep 2022 - Oct 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos

      •Lead global transformation in strategic Pricing, Sourcing, Operations Excellence, Organizational Effectiveness to streamline, standardize and optimize Pentair’s business systems and governance in a matrixed environment •Responsible for development, prioritization and execution of transformation pipeline that will result in 700bps ROS expansion by 2025 •Develop Pentair Business System playbook to provide standard tools and processes across the organization, along with a maturity assessment process to drive continuous improvement and governance to Pentair standards •Facilitated global OCOGs and Materials productivity rapid improvement summit resulting in transformation pipeline execution exceeding $220M •Developed long range transformation strategy with Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and Board of Directors, and created external strategic communications to be leveraged with investor community

    • Senior Director, Social Responsibility(ESG)
      Jan 2021 - Feb 2023 · 2 yrs 2 mos

      •Executed Pentair’s 2020 ESG Materiality Assessment with 250+ internal and external stakeholders to develop Pentair’s ESG Materiality Matrix and GRI Core disclosure element framework •Partnered with Executive Leadership Team and Board of Directors to develop Pentair’s Social Responsibility Strategic Targets with 2030 and 2050 sustainability strategies •Led development of Pentair’s 2020 Corporate Responsibility Report with significantly increased disclosure maturity aligned to GRI Core, SASB, and TCFD, resulting in 25k+ social media leads to Pentair.com and maturity improvements across three leading ESG Raters and Rankers •Successfully finalized Pentair’s inaugural Greenhouse Gas Inventory and associated Low Carbon Transition Plan •Led Pentair's water withdrawal baseline inventory and associated water risk screening following WRI Aqueduct and World Wildlife Fund for Nature Water Risk Filter •Facilitated development of Pentair’s Supplier Code of Conduct and associated assessment process with focus in social responsibility and supplier diversity •Partnered in acceleration of Pentair’s DEI strategy •Collaborated with global Engineering teams to develop Pentair’s Product Sustainability Scorecard and associated assessment and commercialization process, including development of Pentair’s product sustainability claims substantiation process •Partnered with Pentair’s Corporate Communications team to develop and launch Pentair’s Social Responsibility communication strategy to drive stakeholder engagement and elevate Pentair’s employee value proposition •Deployed Pentair’s ESG Raters and Rankers maturity strategies resulting in an MSCI AA rating, Sustainalytics risk reduction from High to Medium, and an Ecovadis Silver Medal for Pentair's inaugural Enterprise disclosure

    • Director, Global EHS
      Jan 2018 - Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

      • Led global EHS team separation project to ensure smooth transition in to two companies (Pentair and nVent). Facilitated workstream activities necessary to “stand-up” new Pentair business • Re-structured global EHS talent to better align to business needs and partnered with operations leadership and Human Resources to develop standardized EHS talent playbook (change management, recruiting, onboarding, development and succession) • Developed EHS culture playbook to standardized measurable elements of a strong EHS Culture • Partnered in developing a global EHS regulatory compliance assurance program and playbook resulting in proactive identification of multiple compliance lapses and improvement opportunities • Collaborated with operations leadership to significantly alter EHS metrics to drive action towards proactive, leading indicators in order to begin utilizing predictive analytics. Re-vamped and streamlined the EHS Scorecard reporting process. Pilot business experienced 25% injury rate reduction year over year • Developed Pentair Sustainability Treasure Hunt process to integrate with existing business process mapping to identify energy, water and waste reduction opportunities across the enterprise. Increased global Zero Waste to 78% and reduced water (20%) and energy use (8%) year over year • Co-authored Pentair’s 2017 & 2018 Corporate Social Responsibility report and Board of Directors presentation for EHS and Sustainability. Partnered with Pentair communications team on external sustainability marketing strategy to drive “Smart, Sustainable Solutions for Life” campaign • Partnered with Human Resources on community engagement and social impact initiatives including Earth Day programs, day of service and Pentair Foundation direction • Led remediation efforts for groundwater & soil contamination at 6 US, EMEA and APAC based sites liaising between local team, legal and regulatory bodies and achieve positive community relations and engagement through the process