Monica Barry

People leadership at Watts

Monica Barry is Chief Human Resources Officer of Watts Water Technologies, a publicly traded maker of water quality, conservation and flow control products. The company's executive management page says she joined in that role in October 2021.^[1][5]

Company pages show her as the public voice of its workplace efforts. Watts quotes her in its announcement of being named a Top Place to Work 2025 by The Boston Globe. A Watts article on International Women's Day 2025 says she shared a video message about her experience in manufacturing, and describes a panel on talent development and a global employee pledge alongside it.^[2][3]

Career

Before Watts she was Vice President of Talent Management, Organizational Development and Corporate HR Business Partner at Colfax Corporation from 2020 to 2021. From 2012 to 2020 she worked at Johnson Matthey, including as Vice President of Global Talent, Learning and Development and Inclusion and as Vice President of Human Resources for its health sector. She was Director of Human Resources at The Campbell Soup Company from 2010 to 2012, and before that held human resources and operations management positions at FMC Corporation. MarketScreener's executive listing shows a similar sequence, though some of its dates differ from the company's.^[1][5]

The business she supports

Watts reported third-quarter 2026 net sales of $728.0 million, up 19 percent on a reported basis and 12 percent organically, with an adjusted operating margin of 20.9 percent, up 240 basis points. Reported operating margin of 26.2 percent includes $39 million in tariff refunds, which the company excludes from adjusted results. These are company-reported figures for the whole business and are not a measure of the human resources function alone.^[4]

On The Executive List

Monica Barry is ranked No. 80 on The Executive List (November 2026) in the Chief Human Resources Officers discipline. The ranking is The Executive Review's own editorial judgment (how we rank); it is not an outside award, and placement on the list is never sold. View the November 2026 edition.