Mary Zappone

Mary Slagle Zappone
Born (1964-07-15) July 15, 1964
Alma mater
SpouseJohn Zappone
Children3
Parents

Mary Slagle Zappone (born July 15, 1964), daughter of James Robert Slagle, is an American businesswoman recognized for her expertise in business transformation and encouraging women in STEM. Zappone is a Senior Advisor at Warburg Pincus and sits on the Board of Directors of Axalta (NYSE: AXTA).[1][2] Zappone has made her name as a prominent private equity CEO, most recently leading the Warburg Pincus-backed company Sundyne through its $2.16bn acquisition by Honeywell.[3][4] She has held previous appointments as CEO and Director of a number of private equity backed industrial companies including Brace Industrial,[5] Service Champ,[6] and RecoverCare.[7] Prior to her CEO engagements, Mary held roles at McKinsey & Company, Alcoa, Tyco International, General Electric, and ExxonMobil.[8][9][10] She previously served on the Board of the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto, and continues to sit on the Advisory Board of the Johns Hopkins University's Whiting School of Engineering and the Advisory Board for McKinsey & Company's Advancing with Excellence in Advanced Industries Program.[11][12][13]

Education

Zappone received her Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University in 1986 and her MBA from Columbia Business School.[9][14] Zappone attended high school at Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Maryland, a public magnet school renowned for its specialized Science and Technology program.

CEO and board member roles

Zappone sits on the board of Axalta and FlavorSum, a Warbug Pincus portfolio company. She has held previous appointments on the Board of Directors of financial technology firm Blucora,[15][8][16] in addition to CEO and Director roles at Sundyne (a Warburg Pincus portfolio combany), Brace Industrial (a Sterling Partners portfolio company), of ServiceChamp (a Snow Phipps portfolio company),[17][18] and RecoverCare (an Aurora Capital portfolio company), prior to its merger with Joerns Healthcare in 2015.[7][19]

Writing

Zappone has written for industry-related publications such as Power Engineering International.[20]

Personal life

Mary married John Zappone, a Chemical Engineering classmate at Johns Hopkins University, in September 1986 while the two were pursuing MBA degrees at Columbia. The couple has three daughters who each pursued degrees in STEM – Frances (born 1992, now Frances Zappone Casella) and Sarah (born 1996, now Sarah Zappone Irikura) attended the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University while Anna (born 1994, now Anna Zappone Allaby) attended Stanford University.[21] Zappone has brushed off questions regarding work life balance in interviews, once saying "it's just one big life," and has been cited to enjoy cooking, traveling and practicing yoga with her daughters.[22][23]

References

  1. ↑ "Axalta appoints Mary Zappone to its Board". 26 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Mary Zappone Joins Warburg Pincus as Senior Advisor | Warburg Pincus". 2026-01-27. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  3. ↑ "Sundyne appoints Mary Zappone CEO".
  4. ↑ "Honeywell To Acquire Sundyne To Expand Critical Equipment Portfolio And Aftermarket Services". www.honeywell.com. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  5. ↑ "Brace appoints Mary Zappone as incoming CEO".
  6. ↑ "Service Champ Inc. Bloomberg Snapshot". Bloomberg News.
  7. 1 2 "Joerns Healthcare, LLC and RecoverCare, LLC Announce Completion of Merger".
  8. 1 2 "Wall Street Journal Executive Profile".
  9. 1 2 "Bloomberg.com Mary Zappone". Bloomberg News.
  10. ↑ "McKinsey Alumni".
  11. ↑ "Supplies Over Seas Board of Directors".
  12. ↑ "Mary Zappone LinkedIn".
  13. ↑ "Members - Whiting School of Engineering". Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  14. ↑ "JHU: STEMming the Brain Drain".
  15. ↑ "Blucora Board of Directors".
  16. ↑ "Blucora Appoints Mary Zappone to its Board of Directors".
  17. ↑ "Snow Phipps Bloomberg Snapshot". Bloomberg News.
  18. ↑ "Snow Phipps Portfolio".
  19. ↑ "Aurora Capital Portfolio".
  20. ↑ "Power Engineering International: Building and managing the pipeline".
  21. ↑ "Alumni and Leadership". 2007-07-16.
  22. ↑ "Zappone on Work Life Balance".
  23. ↑ "Louisville Business First on Zappone".
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