Annette Clayton

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.

Education
Annette graduated from University of Dayton 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 and a Board of Director course at Stanford University.

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 in 2001. She was on the board of Polaris Industries 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. 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 Climate, 2023