Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, announced Jane Barr has been named president, Americas, effective immediately. As president, Barr will continue to report to Scott Genereux, SVP and Chief Revenue Officer, and she succeeds Gina Claxton, who leaves Rockwell to pursue other opportunities.
In this role, Barr will lead our largest region executing on our industry-focused sales strategy, to accelerate customer value and deliver on growth targets. The Americas organization consists of Canada, US, and Latin America. Barr’s previous role, also reporting to Genereux, was regional president, Global Industries, in which she led Rockwell’s global industry practice including relationships with our top 100 global key accounts. She is a senior member of the Global Sales & Marketing leadership team with 28 years at Rockwell.
“Jane brings proven experience, a global mindset, and an excellent track record of building high performance teams,” Genereux said. “I value her leadership and look forward to working with her in this new role.”
Barr will continue her leadership duties for Global Industries and will remain based at Rockwell headquarters in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
