US: The board of directors of Rockwell Automation has elected president and chief executive officer (CEO) Blake D Moret as its chairman with effect from 1 January 2018. Moret, aged 54 years, succeeds Keith D Nosbusch, who has served as chairman since 2005 and remains as a director. The company will continue to have an independent lead director.
Moret began his career in 1985 as a sales trainee, and subsequently served in senior positions across the organisation, including international assignments in Europe and Canada. He was promoted to senior vice president of Control Products & Solutions, one of the company’s two business segments, in 2011, and to president and chief executive officer in July 2016.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. He serves on the National Association of Manufacturers’ (NAM) Board of Directors and Executive Committee and on the boards of other industry and civic organizations and is a member of the Business Roundtable.