Schneider Electric appoints President of UK and Ireland

Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, has appointed Tanuja Randery, former President of Strategy, Marketing and Transformation at BT Global Services, as its UK & Ireland President. Randery, who has held a number of leadership roles in global technology and telecommunications firms both in the USA and Europe, is joining Schneider Electric at a time when advances in cloud connectivity, big data and services can enable more efficient and advanced energy distribution and consumption.

“The challenge of the world’s growing energy needs combined with the necessity to be more economical and sustainable, places Schneider Electric in a unique position to help build a smarter world,” said Tanuja Randery. “I am very excited to be joining a company that is investing in both R&D and talent globally to shape the transformation of the industry.”

Institutional Investor ranked Randery in the 2014 Top 50 Technology Professionals when she was at BT Global Services. Prior to that, she was Chief Executive Officer of MarketPrizm, a global trading infrastructure and market data company specialising in low latency technology services to capital market firms. Randery spent ten years with Colt Technology Services in both strategy and operational roles including Managing Director of Benelux and the UK & Ireland. She started her career in the USA with McKinsey, the global strategy consulting firm where she spent seven years as a consultant.

Randery will report to Julio Rodriguez, Executive Vice President at Schneider Electric, who commented: “Tanuja’s background in the technology and services sector and her experience in driving transformational change makes her a great fit for this role. She has a fantastic reputation for putting customers first, understanding their challenges and identifying how they can utilise technology to create better business outcomes. We are delighted to have her on board at this exciting time of our journey.”

Schneider Electric is the world’s largest manufacturer of electrical equipment. A €25 billion company, ranked the 9th most sustainable company on the planet in the World ("Global 100") Index by Corporate Knights. It is operating at the frontier of intelligent energy and urban efficiency, to help everyone from the largest organisations, to individuals facing fuel poverty.

Adapted from press release by Hannah Priestley-Eaton

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