ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC

Rockwell Automation, Inc.

Overview

Rockwell Automation is the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation. The company designs and delivers hardware, software, and services that help customers modernize and optimize industrial operations through automation and digitalization.

Core business

Rockwell provides end-to-end industrial automation solutions that combine technology and industry expertise to improve resiliency, agility, and sustainability for customers. It markets and sells products, software, and services across three operating segments and supports customers worldwide with a services-led model.

Operating segments and offerings

1. Intelligent Devices

• Products include drives, motion control, advanced material handling, safety systems, sensing, and industrial components.
• Includes configured-to-order products.

2. Software & Control

• Control and visualization software and hardware.
• Digital twin, simulation, and information software.
• Network and security infrastructure for industrial use.

3. Lifecycle Services

• Digital consulting and professional services, including engineered-to-order solutions.
• Recurring services such as cybersecurity, safety, remote monitoring, and asset management.
• The Lifecycle Services segment previously included the Sensia joint venture prior to its dissolution on April 1, 2026.

Markets and customers

• Targets multiple end markets:
  • Discrete: Automotive (including Electric Vehicle and Battery), Semiconductor, E-commerce & Warehouse Automation.
  • Hybrid: Food & Beverage, Household & Personal Care, Life Sciences.
  • Process: Energy, Mining, Chemicals.
• Serves customers in more than 100 countries.
• Largest sales outside the United States (by country of destination) occur in Canada, China, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Mexico.

Geographic footprint and facilities

• Global headquarters: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (owned facility).
• About 200+ sales and administrative locations worldwide.
• Two principal distribution locations: one in the United States and one in the Netherlands.
• Approximately ten principal manufacturing facilities worldwide, with major sites in the United States, Mexico, Poland, India, Canada, and Singapore.
• Manufacturing and distribution operations are global and integrated with shared sales, supply chain, and support functions.

Brand and product ecosystem

• Core brands and offerings include Allen-Bradley, A-B, PlantPAx Process Automation System, and Connected Enterprise.
• Software and cloud platforms include FactoryTalk, Plex Systems, Fiix, and others.
• Important product lines and trademarks in the portfolio include ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PowerFlex, CUBIC, Otto, and SecureOT.

Leadership and executives (as of November 1, 2026)

• Blake D. Moret — Chairman of the Board; President and Chief Executive Officer (age 63)
• Matheus De A G Viera Bulho — Senior Vice President, Software and Control (since April 1, 2024) (age 49)
• Robert L. Buttermore — Senior Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer (since Feb 13, 2023) (age 53)
• Matthew W. Fordenwalt — Senior Vice President, Intelligent Devices (effective Oct 1, 2026) (age 50)
• Rebecca W. House — Senior Vice President, Chief People and Legal Officer; Secretary (age 53)
• John M. Miller — Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel (age 59)
• Tessa M. Myers — Senior Vice President and Chief Revenue Officer (since Oct 1, 2026) (age 50)
• Christopher Nardecchia — Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer (age 64)
• Cyril P. Perducat — Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (age 57)
• Jordan C. Reynolds — Senior Vice President, Lifecycle Services (since Oct 1, 2026) (age 43)
• Terry L. Riesterer — Vice President and Controller (age 58)
• Christian E. Rothe — Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (since Aug 19, 2024) (age 52)
• Isaac R. Woods — Vice President and Treasurer (age 41)

Notes on scope and history

• The company traces its origins to the Allen-Bradley Company (founded 1903) and its historical path through Rockwell International Corporation and related divestitures.
• The name Rockwell Automation, Inc. refers to the continuing business and its consolidated subsidiaries and predecessors where appropriate.

Additional notes

• The company has outlined a strategy focused on productivity and margin expansion and plans to invest more than $2 billion in 2025 for manufacturing facilities, digital infrastructure, and talent to support growth.
• Rockwell emphasizes extensive trademarks and product branding as part of its go-to-market approach and portfolio differentiation.