Rockwell Automation Names Blake Moret CEO

April 22, 2016
Keith Nosbusch remains as chairman.

[sidebar id =1]The board of directors of Rockwell Automation elects 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, president and chief executive officer since 2004, will transition from those roles. He will continue as chairman of the board. Moret is currently senior vice president of the company’s Control Products & Solutions segment.

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.

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. 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.

For more information, visit: www.rockwell.com

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