Executive Leadership

Blake Moret
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Blake Moret is Chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation, the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. Rockwell is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and brings the Connected Enterprise to life through more than 26,000 employees around the world. Under Blake’s leadership, Rockwell combines deep industry expertise and technology to help our customers and their people be more resilient, agile, and sustainable.​

Blake started his career at Rockwell as an engineering intern in their Missile Systems Division and joined Rockwell’s Allen-Bradley subsidiary after graduating from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Blake has built his career with the company and has held leadership positions across multiple businesses and functions, including international assignments in Europe and Canada. Blake became CEO on July 1, 2016, and was elected Chairman of the Board effective January 1, 2018. He is passionate about workforce development and considers the creation of the Academy of Advanced Manufacturing for U.S. veterans returning to civilian life to be one of the highlights of his career.​

Blake is the chair of the National Association of Manufacturers. He is also a board member and chairman of the Health and Retirement Committee of the Business Roundtable.

Blake is originally from Atlanta, Georgia and resides in Milwaukee Wisconsin.

Scott Genereux
Senior Vice President

Scott Genereux is senior vice president at Rockwell Automation. 

Scott’s leadership and deep domain expertise have been instrumental in our ability to bring the Connected Enterprise to life, with a focus on being the best in the world at adding value for customers right at that convergence of information technology and operational technology, or plant floor knowledge.

Scott spent most of his career leading global sales and marketing teams at major enterprise software companies, including Oracle and, most recently, Veritas, a $2 billion leader in information management. With his tremendous experience leading enterprise software and hardware global sales and marketing teams, Scott has helped us build executive relationships with customers as we play a larger role in their enterprise-wide digital transformations.

Scott holds a bachelor’s degree in management information systems from California State University, Northridge, and graduated from the Harvard Business School’s Advanced Management Program.

Rebecca House
Senior Vice President, Chief People & Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Rebecca (Becky) House is senior vice president, Chief People and Legal Officer and corporate secretary. Becky is responsible for accelerating the evolution of our culture in addition to leading our talent, legal, ethics and compliance, public affairs, security, 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, including leadership of 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 boards of directors for Marvell Technology, Inc., FMI Funds, Inc., and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF). 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.

Bob Buttermore
Senior Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer

Robert (Bob) Buttermore is senior vice president and Chief Supply Chain Officer. In this global leadership role, Bob heads the Integrated Supply Chain (ISC) organization and is responsible for leading strategy, execution, and development of Logistics & Customer Care, Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing Operations & Supply Chain Planning, Quality & Supply Chain Strategy, and Strategic Sourcing & Global Workplace Services.

Previously, Bob was vice president and general manager of the Power Control Business within Rockwell’s Intelligent Devices operating segment, overseeing global operations and developing and implementing strategic direction for the area. In this role, he led Rockwell’s acquisition of CUBIC in 2022. Bob joined Rockwell in 1997 in the Operations Leadership Development Program as an engineer in Cleveland, Ohio. He has held numerous positions of increasing responsibility in operations management, sales, and sales management, including as regional vice president, Greater China.

In addition to his role at Rockwell, Bob serves on the Board of Directors of the La Causa nonprofit organization in Milwaukee.

Bob holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University.

Matt Fordenwalt
Senior Vice President, Intelligent Devices

Matt Fordenwalt is senior vice president, Intelligent Devices. He is responsible for leading strategy, people and talent development, and the worldwide growth of the operating segment. It includes Rockwell's autonomous mobile robots, drives, motion, safety, sensing, industrial components, and configured-to-order products that are the foundation of smart production systems.

Matt previously served as senior vice president, Lifecycle Services. He joined Rockwell in 2005 in a leadership role in the Information Technology organization focused on Global Process Transformation. He also held a business manager role, responsible for starting up the Customer Support & Maintenance (CSM) consulting services capabilities in networks, safety, and security. Matt was promoted to senior director, Global Service Delivery in the CSM business, after holding multiple leadership roles of increasing scope and responsibility in Connected Services and CSM with profit and loss accountability.

Matt is the executive sponsor of Rockwell’s employee resource group Professional Women’s Council. Prior to joining Rockwell, Matt held roles at W.W. Grainger and Accenture, leading business transformation programs across multiple vertical segments. Matt earned a bachelor’s degree in learning and organizational change from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and an MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management in Lake Forest, Illinois.

Veena Lakkundi
Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development

Veena Lakkundi is Senior Vice President, Corporate Strategy & Development. In this role, she works with the senior leadership team to define Rockwell’s future strategic vision and growth plans. Veena leads the Corporate Strategy and Development teams, and oversees all strategic planning and inorganic development activities across the company, including our business strategy review process, and our mergers and acquisitions and venture investment processes.

Veena has a track record of building world-class global teams and businesses while delivering great outcomes for customers. She joined Rockwell following a 28-year career with 3M, where she most recently was Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer and Interim Leader of Technology, Transformation and Services. During her time with 3M, she also held various roles in strategy, research and development, and sales and marketing.

Veena received bachelor’s degrees in chemistry and chemical engineering from the University of Western Ontario in London, Ontario.

Tessa Myers
Senior Vice President & Chief Revenue Officer

Tessa Myers is senior vice president and Chief Revenue Officer at Rockwell Automation. She leads the company’s global commercial organization, bringing together sales, marketing, customer experience, commercial operations and revenue management to accelerate growth worldwide.  Tessa is responsible for shaping and executing Rockwell’s revenue strategy, expanding strategic customer relationships, and driving the adoption of innovative technologies and business models that help customers improve productivity, resilience, sustainability, and business performance. Through a focus on customer success, digital transformation, and commercial excellence, she advances Rockwell’s long-term growth agenda and value creation strategy.

Tessa previously served as  senior vice president, Intelligent Devices. She led the worldwide growth of the operating segment, which includes drives, motion, safety, sensing, industrial components, and configured-to-order products that are the foundation of smart production systems.

Since joining Rockwell in 1999, she has built broad global industry expertise with significant leadership roles in sales, channel and partner management and business unit and product development across hardware and software, working in the U.S., Canada and Singapore.

In addition to her role at Rockwell, Tessa serves on the board of directors and is a member of the executive committee of National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). She is also a board director at Badger Meter, Inc., Discovery World, and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation. Tessa has a passion for developing talent and culture. She is the executive sponsor for the ADVANCE Young Professionals employee resource group within Rockwell Automation.

Tessa holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University and an MBA from the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.

Chris Nardecchia
Senior Vice President, Information Technology & Chief Information Officer

Chris Nardecchia is senior vice president, Information Technology and Chief Information Officer at Rockwell Automation. He is responsible for strategic vision, operational excellence and change leadership for the development and implementation of information technology initiatives and architecture across our company. Chris drives our corporate information technology strategy and internal transformation, creating digital solutions that enhance our Rockwell Automation capabilities internally and externally.

Previously, Chris was vice president and CIO, Global Operations and Supply Chain, at Amgen, Inc. With over 30 years of professional experience, he also held leadership roles at Pfizer and Warner Lambert, which was acquired by Pfizer. At these companies he led IT-enabled business and digital strategy and accelerated growth through technology and data analytics. He drove business innovations that improved profitability, globalization, restructuring and mergers. He has an extensive background with portfolio management, engineering, operations, mergers and acquisitions, IT risk management, analytics and using technology to drive business insights. He was also the Rockwell Automation executive sponsor at Amgen. Earlier in his career, Chris also held process, and production engineering roles in the pharmaceutical, chemical and nuclear industries.

Chris holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo, and an MBA from Michigan State.

Cyril Perducat
Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer

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.

Matheus Bulho
Senior Vice President, Software & Control

Matheus Bulho is senior vice president, Software & Control. Matheus leads strategy, people and talent development, and the worldwide growth of the operating segment which includes control and visualization software and hardware, information software, and network and security infrastructure.

Matheus’ background includes a broad set of experiences. He served in various business management, technical and sales functions across multiple businesses and regions. He brings a proven track record of developing strong leaders, driving operational excellence, and delivering differentiated offerings and profitable growth for the company. He is an expert on our technology and knows our culture and our customers.

Matheus holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from UNESP Brazil.

Christian Rothe
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Christian Rothe is senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) at Rockwell Automation. In this global leadership role, Christian leads all aspects of financial management for the company. In addition to acting as trusted advisors to business partners, Christian and his team are responsible for accurate financial statements and effective internal controls, efficient transaction processing, compliance with global tax laws, ensuring proper financial liquidity and insurance coverage, financial planning and analysis, and relationships with banks, rating agencies, and our shareowners.

Prior to joining Rockwell, Christian served as president of the Worldwide Industrial and Global Applied Fluid Technologies divisions at Graco Inc. Before leading all aspects of these two global business divisions, he was CFO and treasurer. Earlier in his career, Christian served in finance leadership roles at Gardner Denver, Inc. and in various business development, finance, and accounting roles.

In addition to his role at Rockwell, Christian is active with the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation.

Christian holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from St. Cloud State University in Minnesota and an MBA from the University of Minnesota.

Sharon Van Zeeland
Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Development

Sharon Van Zeeland is vice president, Strategy & Corporate Development. In this role, she leads the development of the company’s integrated strategy and execution plan, driving alignment across segments, industries, regions, and functions to maximize stakeholder value. She oversees Rockwell’s inorganic growth initiatives including target identification, due diligence, valuation, M&A negotiations, and transformation management for value creation. She also leads venture investment activities focused on early-stage and disruptive technologies through ROK Star Ventures.

Sharon joined Rockwell in 2017 as director of Corporate Development and has more than 30 years of experience in business development, investor relations, strategic planning, and engineering. Prior to Rockwell, she served as vice president of Business Development and Investor Relations at Fairmount Santrol, a $1 billion public company and leading provider of high-performance, sand-based products.

She has a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University (formerly GMI) and holds an MBA from the University of Southern California- Los Angeles. She also earned a certificate in appreciative inquiry from Case Western Reserve University and is a Six Sigma Certified Black Belt.

Jordan Reynolds
Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Services

Jordan Reynolds is senior vice president, Lifecycle Services. In this role, he is responsible for leading the Lifecycle Services operating segment, one of the three operating segments in Rockwell Automation. Lifecycle Services is a way to deliver domain expertise at all touchpoints of a customer's experience and ensures the positive business outcomes that give Rockwell customers a faster return on their automation investment.

Jordan joined Rockwell in 2020 when Rockwell acquired Kalypso, a company focused in consulting and professional services for customer digital transformation initiatives. With Kalypso, he led the global Data Science and AI practice.

Most recently, Jordan led Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy where he and his team lead Rockwell’s Artificial Intelligence strategy, with responsibilities to define the vision and operationalize it by contributing capabilities and talents, as well as engaging with key global customers through a co-innovation model. In this capacity, Jordan oversaw the AI Research Science team, developing critical AI applications at the frontend of innovation for our product portfolio. He also oversaw the Common Connected Application team that leads key engineering efforts in our evolution toward Autonomy, including edge compute, control, robotics, and emulation.

Jordan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from Western Washington University.