July 10, 2023   

Legrand Announces Jane White as Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer for North and Central America

WEST HARTFORD, CT – Legrand®, a global specialist and industry leader in electrical wiring devices and cable management solutions, announces Jane White as Chief Diversity & Engagement Officer for Legrand, North and Central America (LNCA). In this newly formed role on the LNCA CEO Executive Staff, Jane will lead efforts to foster a culture and environment that attracts, retains and develops a diversely talented and highly engaged workforce. She will also work to ensure that company policies, management practices, recruitment, training and communications are all aligned with Legrand’s values of Inclusive Leadership and Improving Lives.​

Jane brings 25+ years of experience, most recently as president of the Finelite lighting company within LNCA, to her new position. She has held various roles, ranging from customer service to sales and marketing to business leadership. Jane is passionate about fostering a values-based company culture. Since 1997, she has been a member of Finelite’s executive team that developed policies and programs that supported Finelite’s “Respect for People” value. Benefiting the entire LNCA organization, Jane was a charter member of the company’s Anti-Discrimination & Fairness Working Group. This led to the creation of LNCA’s Employee Resource Groups (ERG) which foster a culture of collaboration and inclusion across the organization and give underrepresented groups a platform for their voices to be heard. Jane has been the Executive Sponsor for the Black Professional Network ERG and provided training on leading a diverse workforce for Elle, the ERG focused on empowering women professionals, and Legrand’s Leaders Engaged in Accelerated Performance (LEAP) manager training program. She has also been a member of LNCA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Executive Steering Committee which she will now chair.

“Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Employee Engagement are priorities for us at Legrand. They are core parts of our Corporate Social Responsibility Roadmap and our values. This is why we created this leadership position to work with our team to drive these important initiatives. Jane’s business leadership experience, most recently as president of our Finelite lighting company, will help tailor our programs to be as impactful and effective as they can be in supporting our diverse culture,” said John Selldorff, President and CEO, Legrand, North and Central America. 

Jane is a graduate of Wheaton College in Norton, MA with a degree in Political Science. Throughout her career, Jane has continuously strived to expand her business acumen, including participating in Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program which focused on leading with authenticity.

About Legrand

Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for commercial, industrial, and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. The Group harnesses technological and societal trends with lasting impacts on buildings with the purpose of improving life by transforming the spaces where people live, work and meet with electrical, digital infrastructures and connected solutions that are simple, innovative and sustainable. Drawing on an approach that involves all teams and stakeholders, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and responsible growth driven by acquisitions and innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings—including products with enhanced value in use (faster expanding segments: data centers, connected offerings and energy efficiency programs). Legrand reported sales of €8.0 billion in 2022. The company is listed on Euronext Paris and is notably a component stock of the CAC 40 and CAC 40 ESG indexes. (code ISIN FR0010307819). https://www.legrand.us/