Rockwell Automation announced that Christian Rothe will join the company as senior vice president on August 19, 2024. He will report to Rockwell Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Blake Moret. Rothe brings with him a broad background of executive leadership, finance, strategic planning, operations, and corporate development experience.

He joins Rockwell after spending 13 years at Graco Inc. Rothe served as chief financial officer and treasurer at Graco from 2015 through 2018 before moving into roles leading Graco?s global business divisions. He is currently the president, Global Industrial Division. Prior to Graco, Rothe worked at Gardner Denver in finance and strategic development roles.

Rothe received an undergraduate degree from St. Cloud State University and an MBA from the University of Minnesota. He will be based out of Rockwell Automation?s global headquarters in Milwaukee, WI.

Rothe replaces Nick Gangestad who announced his plans to retire on May 7, 2024. Gangestad served in the role since 2021 when he came out of retirement to join the industrial automation leader.