Schneider Electric names Peter Herweck as Executive Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee

Schneider Electric is appointing Peter Herweck as Executive Vice President of the Industry Business and Member of the Executive Committee.

Peter, 50- began his career at Mitsubishi Electric as a software development engineer in Japan before joining Siemens in 1993, where he held a variety of positions in the automation and drives field in Germany and the US. In 2004, Peter served as a member of the Managing Board and President of the Automation & Drives Group at Siemens Ltd. China. Four years later, he became President of the Industry Sector in North-East Asia. In 2011, he was appointed Head of Corporate Strategy and Corp. Vice President. In 2014, he became Chief Executive Officer on the Process Industries & Drives division.

Peter will lead the Industry Business as Executive Vice President and Member of the Executive Committee.

Peter will join Schneider Electric on October 1, 2016. Following a 3-months inclusion time to acquire a deeper knowledge of Schneider Electric and its employees, he’ll be in charge of the Industry Business from January 1, 2017.