MILWAUKEE-Saturday 3 November 2018 [ AETOS Wire ]
(BUSINESS WIRE)
-- Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK) announces senior leadership
transitions beginning January 1, all reporting to Blake Moret, Chairman
and CEO.
“I am pleased
to announce changes to our Global Sales and Marketing organization.
These changes, which result from our long-term leadership succession
planning process, will accelerate the pace of executing our strategy to
bring the Connected Enterprise to life for our customers,” said Moret.
“These changes further enhance our organizational focus on global
growth, customers, and strategic partnerships.”
John McDermott,
senior vice president, Global Sales and Marketing, announced his intent
to retire March 31, 2019. He will continue to report to Moret until his
retirement and will work to ensure a successful transition to his
successors. “In his almost 40-year career with Rockwell Automation, John
has helped position our company for the future and keep customer focus
at the core of what we do,” said Moret.
On January 1, 2019, John Genovesi,
who currently serves as vice president, will assume the new role of
senior vice president, Enterprise Accounts and Software. In his new
role, Genovesi will report to Moret and will focus on Rockwell
Automation’s most strategic customers and its partnership with PTC.
“John has deep experience and expertise in delivering value to customers
by understanding their businesses and best opportunities for
productivity, and his successful career with our company demonstrates
his commitment to driving customer success,” said Moret.
Also on January 1, 2019, Thomas Donato,
who currently serves as president, Europe, Middle East and Africa
(EMEA) will assume the role of senior vice president, Sales and
Marketing. Donato is based in the company’s Europe, Middle East &
Africa headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, and will also report to Moret.
In this new role, he will be responsible for the growth and evolution
of Rockwell Automation’s worldwide channels to market, and the sales and
marketing organizations across Asia Pacific, EMEA, Latin America, and
North America. “Thomas is a proven, global leader whose background and
experiences will bring a diverse perspective to the senior leadership
team, and he inherits a solid team of sales and marketing leaders
globally,” said Moret.
About Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation,
Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial
automation and information, makes its customers more productive and the
world more sustainable. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis.,
Rockwell Automation employs approximately 23,000 people serving
customers in more than 80 countries.
Contacts
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Ike Theodore Umunnah
Director, Global Public Affairs
1.414-299-0474
itumunna@ra.rockwell.com
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