Emerson has appointed Mathias Schinzel as the new president for the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region. He has been with the company for 26 years, most recently as vice president for the DACH (Germany, Austria and Switzerland) region in Europe. Schinzel will collaborate with Emerson's global sales leadership team to continue to grow the company's business in the MEA region.

Leadership positions Schinzel joined Emerson in 1997 and has held key leadership positions in the United States, Asia Pacific and Europe. He also served as the chief financial officer for both the Emerson Automation Solutions Europe business as well as the global isolation valves business.