LONDON - Pentair, a global water company, announced today three appointments to its executive leadership team, naming Bob Fishman as executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief accounting officer and Mario D’Ovidio as executive vice president and president of the Consumer Solutions segment. 

Jerome Pedretti has been promoted to executive vice president and president of the Industrial & Flow Technologies segment. Each will report to John Stauch, Pentair president and CEO.

In connection with these changes, Pentair is eliminating the role of chief operating officer (COO) effective June 6, 2020. Karl Frykman, executive vice president and COO will continue to work with D’Ovidio and Pedretti to ensure a smooth transition of the segments and businesses, and will also continue to work with Stauch in an advisory capacity until December 31, 2020.