As member of the EMEA Senior Management team, Eric Chalengeas is responsible for the sales and commercial leadership within France, Italy, Greece, Malta, Cyprus, Albania, Israel, Spain and Portugal.
His leadership accountabilities include the design and implementation of sales and market strategies for the entire portfolio of products, software, solutions and services across these countries. They show an important variety in terms of market maturity and economic strength and potential. Equally an active contributor to the development of the EMEA strategy, he is responsible for the alignment with and implementation of RA Global and EMEA strategies and initiatives within South EMEA.
Previous to this role, Eric was Industry Sales Director in EMEA and responsible for Industries strategy, strategic alliances and the strategic accounts program. He has achieved success in developing and implementing region-wide programs thanks to an in-depth knowledge of customers business needs. He is passionate about leadership and people.
Before starting at Rockwell Automation, Eric has built up his experience with international companies such as Alstom Power, Metso and Valmet, living in Europe, Middle East and Asia. He held various roles of increasing responsibility in project & construction management, business management and sales management.
Eric holds an MBA from HEC Paris, a MSc in Engineering from Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers in Bordeaux and a MSc in Micro Electronics from the University of Bordeaux, France.