People Move · September 2026

Divya T. Stout Appointed CHRO at Robertshaw

Divya T. Stout joins Robertshaw as CHRO, bringing 21 years of HR leadership experience across global industrial businesses.

The appointment and mandate

Robertshaw has appointed Divya T. Stout as its new Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO), marking a new chapter in her 21-year HR leadership career. Based in the Greater Chicago Area, USA, Stout will work closely with the executive team and global business leaders to align workforce and talent strategies with Robertshaw’s broader organisational goals.

The appointment brings an experienced HR leader with a background spanning global industrial automation, engineering, manufacturing, talent management and business transformation into Robertshaw’s senior leadership team.

HR leadership across global industrial businesses

Stout has built her career across senior HR roles in global industrial and engineering businesses, gaining experience in both strategic and business-facing HR.

Before joining Robertshaw, she served as Vice President of Human Resources, Process Solutions at CPM, a position she held from September 2024. Her role involved supporting the business through HR strategy, talent and workforce initiatives.

Prior to CPM, Stout worked at IMI as Vice President of Human Resources for Global Industrial Automation from January 2023 to April 2024. Her experience at IMI added to her background in working with global industrial businesses and supporting HR strategy across international operations.

A significant part of her career was spent with John Crane, where she held several progressively senior HR positions. From October 2020 to October 2022, she served as Managing Director, Global HR and Talent Management.

Before that, she was Senior Global HR Director, Product Lines from July 2018 to September 2020 and earlier served as Global HR Director, Aftermarket Sales and Service from July 2016 to June 2018.

Across these roles, Stout developed experience in talent management, workforce strategy, leadership support and HR operations across global industrial businesses.

Education and business background

Stout holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma, which she completed between 1999 and 2003.

Her academic background in business, combined with more than two decades of professional experience, has supported her progression through business-facing HR and global talent leadership roles.

Aligning people strategy with business goals

As Chief Human Resources Officer at Robertshaw, Stout will partner with the company's executive team and global business leaders to align workforce and talent strategies with organisational objectives.

Her experience across industrial automation, engineering and manufacturing environments will be relevant to Robertshaw's global workforce and operational requirements.

The role will place her at the centre of the company's people strategy, with a focus on ensuring that talent and workforce priorities support the organisation's wider business goals.

About Robertshaw

Robertshaw is a global engineering and manufacturing company that develops critical components and control systems for products used across industries including cooking, laundry, dishwashing, heating, refrigeration and transportation.

Headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, the company operates across 14 countries, with 12 manufacturing plants and three engineering centres. Robertshaw has a workforce of more than 6,300 employees.

The company has been backed by One Rock Capital Partners since 2018.

A global people leadership mandate

Stout's appointment comes with extensive experience in HR leadership across global industrial organisations. Her career at CPM, IMI and John Crane has given her exposure to talent management, business HR and workforce strategy in complex international environments.

At Robertshaw, her focus will be on connecting the company's people, talent and workforce strategy with its global business objectives, while working closely with leadership teams across its international operations.

Hire Route Take

Divya T. Stout's appointment highlights the increasingly strategic role of HR leadership within global industrial and manufacturing organisations.

Her career across CPM, IMI and John Crane has given her experience in environments where workforce capability, talent management and business strategy are closely connected.

At Robertshaw, her new role will extend that experience across a global engineering and manufacturing organisation with operations in multiple countries. Her focus on aligning talent and workforce strategy with business goals reflects the broader evolution of the CHRO role from traditional HR management towards strategic business partnership.

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