Rockwell Automation CEO and leadership

Blake Moret is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Automation. He assumed the role on July 1, 2016.

As CEO, Blake leads the world’s largest company focused on industrial automation and information, dedicated to making our customers more productive and the world more sustainable. He is passionate about our vision of The Connected Enterprise and is leading its acceleration through innovation and his in-depth knowledge of our customers’ business needs. Blake has proven himself to be an exceptional leader with a deep understanding of the company’s values, culture, people, technology, and customers.

In his previous role, he served five years as senior vice president of Control Products and Solutions (CP&S), one of the company’s two business segments.

Blake has 31 years of broad experience with the company including leadership roles in marketing, solutions, services, and product groups. 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.

Blake 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 Waukesha, and the Advisory Board of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech

P&L leader and Transformation Specialist with a Bias for Action - accelerated growth by leveraging digital technologies and informatics and drove business innovations that improved profitability and streamlined operations during periods of rapid growth (300% in 2 years), globalization, restructuring and mergers. An integrator, skilled at scaling rapidly expanding operations (people, processes, systems and technology) in complex environments. Industrial Cyber Security expertise. Leveraging my background in P & L management, engineering, information technology, and data & analytics coupled with my experience in design, development, manufacturing and supply chain across industries I help transform operating models and grow and scale companies, making them more profitable. P&L leadership for a ~$2 billion Software and Control business segment along with responsibility as the Chief information and digital officer at An industrial automation and information management company. Held similar roles and have particular domain expertise within the life sciences industry with companies like Amgen and Pfizer and have been involved in the scale-up, commercialization and launch of several blockbuster therapeutics. Directed global organizations of 1500+ and managed ~$2 Billion P&L, annual operating budgets of $500+M and capital budgets of $150 M.C-level technology and operations executive with broad business acumen* Deep industry expertise in Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Chemical* Lead cultural, digital and growth oriented transformations* Creative problem solver, strategist and change specialist * Multiple multi-billion dollar mergers & acquisitions - due diligence & integration* Reputation for delivering results with difficult change management challenges and risks* Turn-around and restructuring of distressed business units, relationships and projects* Manufacturing execution and big data integration expertise - factory floor to enterprise level* Leadership record of building customer-driven organizations with a strong service and operational excellence culture* Serialization / e-pedigree implementation* Enterprise scale systems, applications and infrastructure * Global ERP/SAP deployment, operations and optimization* Off-shoring / Outsourcing / Shared Services* Pilot plant operations and scale up to commercial manufacturing* Industry 4.0 - Digital Supply Networks - digitization and integration of the value chain and leveraging mobile, cloud, big data / IoT, AR/VR, blockchain, machine learning / AI, etc.

Rebecca (Becky) House is senior vice president, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer. Becky is responsible for accelerating the evolution of our culture in addition to leading our talent, legal, ethics and compliance, public affairs and Environmental, Health and Safety teams.

Previously, Becky was Assistant General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Harley-Davidson, Inc. During her more than six years at Harley-Davidson, she increased her scope of responsibilities in legal and global business management. Among her many responsibilities, she led a cross-functional team that provided counsel for global compliance, ethics, product liability, product integrity, and corporate governance. Prior to Harley-Davidson, Becky was a partner at Foley & Lardner, LLP, a prominent law firm headquartered in Milwaukee, where she spent 12 years.

Becky serves on the board of directors for FMI Funds, Inc. and MIND Research Institute. She is also a director and former Board President of Sojourner Family Peace Center, the largest provider of domestic violence services in the state of Wisconsin.

Becky graduated from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She earned her law degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts

Cyril Perducat is senior vice president and Chief Technology Officer. Cyril and his team of technologists are focused on growing Rockwell’s already broad technology offering and expanding what is possible in the industrial automation space. He is responsible for charting the company’s technology roadmap, our reusable intellectual property library, and research related to core technology.

Throughout his career, Cyril has focused on developing innovative solutions to enhance manufacturing technologies. He has an extensive background as a technology strategist, particularly in systems, software, networks, and solutions businesses.

Cyril joined Rockwell following a 25-year career with Schneider Electric, where he most recently served as executive vice president, Internet of Things and Digital Offers. He has a passion for innovating and building teams, and a drive for implementing successful outcomes based in effective change management.

Cyril holds a master’s degree in Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts et Métiers (ENSAM Paritech) and a Master Degree in International Project Management from ESCP Europe Business School.

Blake Moret is President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Automation. He assumed the role on July 1, 2016.

As CEO, Blake leads the world’s largest company focused on industrial automation and information, dedicated to making our customers more productive and the world more sustainable. He is passionate about our vision of The Connected Enterprise and is leading its acceleration through innovation and his in-depth knowledge of our customers’ business needs. Blake has proven himself to be an exceptional leader with a deep understanding of the company’s values, culture, people, technology, and customers.

In his previous role, he served five years as senior vice president of Control Products and Solutions (CP&S), one of the company’s two business segments.

Blake has 31 years of broad experience with the company including leadership roles in marketing, solutions, services, and product groups. 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.

Blake 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 Waukesha, and the Advisory Board of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech