Rockwell Automation Announces Leadership Changes: Blake Moret Named CEO, Keith Nosbusch to Remain Chairman
April 19 2016 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
Rockwell Automation (NYSE:ROK) announced today that its board of
directors has elected Blake D. Moret, a 30-year veteran of the
Company, as president and chief executive officer, effective July
1, 2016. At that time Keith D. Nosbusch, 65, who has been president
and chief executive officer since 2004, will transition from those
roles while continuing as chairman of the board. Moret, 53, is
currently senior vice president of the Company’s Control Products
& Solutions segment.
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Rockwell Automation announces leadership
changes: Blake Moret named CEO, Keith Nosbusch to remain chairman.
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Donald R. Parfet, Lead Director, said: “Blake has proven himself
to be an exceptional leader, with demonstrated readiness to lead
the company. We welcome him to his new role at the conclusion of a
deliberate and planned succession process. We are delighted he will
build on the Company’s many accomplishments under Keith’s direction
and propel our vision of The Connected Enterprise to the next
level.”
“The past 12 years have been transformational for Rockwell
Automation,” Parfet continued. “We’ve become a global technology
leader and the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial
automation and information. Equally important, we are well
positioned to accelerate our evolution with industry-leading
innovation that improves our customers’ global
competitiveness.”
“We thank Keith for his outstanding leadership during this
period, including his work as a vocal champion of smart,
productive, and secure manufacturing. We are pleased that he has
agreed to stay on as chairman so that the Company can continue to
benefit from his experience and support Blake’s transition to
CEO.”
Nosbusch said: “It has been an honor and privilege to lead
Rockwell Automation over the past 12 years. While as a team we
enjoyed tremendous success, I have no doubt that we are well
positioned for an even greater future. Blake is the ideal executive
to move Rockwell Automation forward in its next chapter. He brings
a strong customer focus, as well as a deep understanding of the
Company’s values, culture, people, and technology, and how each of
these power the Company’s success.”
Moret said: “I am honored to have the opportunity to lead
Rockwell Automation and its talented employees into an exciting
future. We have a deep management team, unmatched technology
solutions, domain expertise across a broad range of industries, and
enduring customer relationships around the world. We are committed
to continue to deliver customer and shareowner value in the years
ahead.”
Moret has 30 years of experience in sales and business
management roles in product, services, and solutions businesses
across Rockwell Automation. He began his career in 1985 as a sales
trainee, and subsequently served in senior positions across the
organization, including international assignments in Europe and
Canada. In 2011, he was named senior vice president of Control
Products & Solutions, one of the Company’s two business
segments, with FY15 sales of $3.6 billion.
Moret is a graduate of Georgia Institute of Technology, where he
earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He has served
as Chair of the Board of the Manufacturing Institute of the
National Association of Manufacturers. Additionally, he is a member
of the Board of Directors for the Milwaukee-based Urban Ecology
Center, the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater
Milwaukee, and the Advisory Board of the Woodruff School of
Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech.
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 over
22,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries
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