Richard Fearon

Richard H.
Fearon was the founder of Willow Place Partners LLC, founded in 2001, where the title held was Partner in 2002.
Current jobs include Vice Chairman & Head-Finance at Playhouse Square Foundation since 2013; Independent Director at Waters Corp.
since 2023; Independent Director at Avient Corp.
starting 2025; Independent Non-Executive Director at CRH Plc since 2020; Independent Director at Crown Holdings, Inc. since 2019; Director at Illumination Management Solutions, Inc.; Director at E.A. Pedersen Co.; Director at Manufacturers Alliance; President at Eaton US Holdings, Inc.; Member at The State Bar of California; Trustee at The Cleveland Museum of Art; and Advisor at UH Ventures LLC.
Former jobs include Chairman-CFO Council at MAPI, Inc. in 2014; Vice Chairman, Chief Financial & Planning Officer at Eaton Corp.
Plc from 2009 to 2021; Director-Strategic Planning at The Walt Disney Co.; Director at Southern Steel Bhd.
; Director & Vice President at Cooper Crouse-Hinds MTL, Inc.; Director at Centurion Industries Ltd.; Director at Hawken School; Lead Independent Director at Red Rock Acquisition Corp.; Senior Vice President-Corporate Development at Transamerica Corp.
from 1995 to 2000; General Manager at NSL Ltd.; General Manager-Corporate Development at NSL Chemicals Ltd. from 1990 to 2000; and Member at California State Bar Association.
Education includes undergraduate degree from Stanford University, MBA from Harvard Business School, and graduate degree from Harvard Law School.