Nosbusch to Lead Control Systems Unit of Rockwell
10 November 1998
Nosbusch to Lead Control Systems Unit of Rockwell's Automation Business
COSTA MESA, Calif.--Nov. 9, 1998--Rockwell International Corporation , the electronic controls and communications company, today announced that Keith D. Nosbusch has been appointed president, Rockwell Automation Control Systems, reporting to Rockwell's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Don H. Davis. Concurrent with this announcement, Nosbusch is also appointed a corporate senior vice president and a corporate officer.
Davis said, "Keith brings a wealth of experience, vitality, proven performance and customer knowledge to this position and will be an outstanding leader for this business. With this appointment we have solidified our Automation leadership team and will focus our energies on what we do best: providing solutions to our customer's needs and delivering value to our shareowners."
Nosbusch, 47, was previously senior vice president of Rockwell Automation's Control & Information Group, a position he was appointed to in 1996. Prior to that appointment he served as vice president, Control Logic, from 1994 until 1996. Previously he was vice president, Presence Sensing Products. Nosbusch joined Rockwell's Automation business in 1974 as a trainee and advanced through a series of increasingly responsible positions in engineering and marketing. Nosbusch received a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Wisconsin, and holds a Master's degree in business administration from that same institution.
Rockwell Automation is comprised of two businesses: Control Systems, headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, which is responsible for Allen-Bradley products, Rockwell Software, systems solutions and value-added services; and Power Systems, headquartered in Greenville, South Carolina, which is responsible for Reliance Electric motors and Dodge mechanical power transmission products. The Power Systems business, led by Joseph D. Swann, president, who also reports to Davis, had previously been designated Motors & Mechanical Power Transmission Systems.
Davis continued, "Keith personifies the depth of Rockwell Automation's leadership team. Both our employees and customers will benefit from his understanding of the market and the needs of the Control Systems organization going forward. Under his leadership, we expect this terrific business to become an even stronger competitor as we address the many opportunities we see around the world by leveraging our sales channels and industry-leading product brands."
With sales of nearly $5 billion, Rockwell Automation is the leading industrial automation supplier in North America, and is a leading factor in the global market with 23,000 employees and over 60 worldwide manufacturing locations. Rockwell Automation's unique, flexible approach to helping customers achieve a competitive advantage is supported by thousands of authorized partners, distributors and system integrators around the world. Major industries served are consumer products, transportation, metals, forest products, petroleum and mining, electric power, water/wastewater, semiconductors and infrastructure.
In Nosbusch's initial comments, he stated, "I believe that our strong customer relationships provide us unique insight into what they require to be more efficient producers, given rapidly changing technology and competitive pressures. To help them be successful, we must continue to be a reliable partner with an understanding of our customers' complete automation needs, from components to systems, and from front-end supply to back-end support. I know that we have the people and resources to provide the technical and commercial advantages our customers are demanding, and I feel honored to have the opportunity to lead this outstanding organization."
Rockwell is a global electronic controls and communications company with leadership positions in industrial automation, avionics and communications, and electronic commerce, with 1998 sales of approximately $7 billion and nearly 41,000 employees. The company announced in late June that it planned to spin-off its Semiconductor Systems business to its shareowners at calendar year end.