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Schneider Electric / Square D News
| Schneider Electric Names Gravitt VP Industrial Automation and Control |
PALATINE, Ill. — NOVEMBER 22, 2005 — The Schneider Electric North American Operating Division today announced Andy Gravitt will assume the role of vice president of industrial automation and control. Gravitt will be responsible for growing the industrial automation and control business of the Schneider Electric North American Operating Division. "We are committed to growing our important industrial automation and control business and to providing the solutions and services our North American and global customers expect. Andy will play an instrumental role in making this happen," said David Petratis, CEO and president of the Schneider Electric North American Operating Division. "While our overall strategy and direction for this important market will not change, we are excited about the new ideas Andy will bring to the table in his new role." Gravitt has 13 years of experience with Schneider Electric's North American Operating Division. He joined the company in 1992 as general manager of the Retail Products Division, where he was accountable for sales of Square D® products to the retail channel, including marketing, pricing and distribution. Gravitt then became director, residential marketing, where his responsibilities included marketing and product management of the Residential Division, focusing on the retail, wholesale and catalog channels. He then served as vice president of the residential sales segment. During his four years in this role, the residential segment experienced significant growth. Gravitt also served as vice president of the OEM sales segment, where he was responsible for all Schneider Electric products sold through distributors and direct. Under his leadership, the OEM segment has produced a 15 percent to 20 perc ent annual growth rate. Gravitt most recently served as vice president of customer operations and process improvement. Headquartered in Palatine, Ill., the North American Operating Division of Schneider Electric had sales of $2.6 billion (U.S.) in 2004. The North American Operating Division is one of four operating divisions of Schneider Electric, headquartered in Paris, France, and markets the Square D, Telemecanique and Merlin Gerin brand products to customers in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In the United States, Schneider Electric is best known by its flagship Square D brand, with Telemecanique becoming increasingly known in the industrial control and automation markets and supported by many Square D distributors. For 100 years, Square D has been a market-leading brand of electrical distribution and industrial control products, systems and services. Schneider Electric is a global electrical industry leader with 2004 sales of approximately $12.8 billion (U.S.). Visit Schneider Electric on the Internet at: |