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Hedwig Maes
President Europe, Middle East & Africa
Hedwig Maes joined Rockwell Automation in 2007 as regional sales director for Central Europe and was later named regional sales director for the CEEMS Region (Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Middle East and South Africa).
Since December 2008 he holds the position of president Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Hedwig Maes brings senior leadership and international management experience from positions in the electronics industry with GE Infrastructure and GE Power Controls, both a part of GE Industrial Systems and at ABB. Prior to joining Rockwell Automation in 2007, Maes was the CEO of Europe for MIPS, a leading international supplier of clinical laboratory information systems.
Maes holds degrees in industrial electronics from the Industriële Hogeschool Antwerp-Mechelen (Belgium) and in business economics from the UFSIA University Antwerp (Belgium).