Neil Smith
Neil Smith
Segment President Consumer Packaged Goods
Neil is a proud chartered engineer at heart with extensive industry experience across multiple industries and geographies. He has worked with end users and engineering and technology companies, from consulting and project engineering to running international and global businesses.
In 2014, Neil Joined Schneider Electric through their acquisition of Invensys. In 2017, he was promoted to VP of Industry in Australia and New Zealand. Two years later, he was promoted to SVP to lead the Process Automation business in Asia Pacific and moved to Singapore.
Neil started his global role in 2023 as Segment President for the Consumer Packaged Goods segment. In...
Neil is a proud chartered engineer at heart with extensive industry experience across multiple industries and geographies. He has worked with end users and engineering and technology companies, from consulting and project engineering to running international and global businesses.
In 2014, Neil Joined Schneider Electric through their acquisition of Invensys. In 2017, he was promoted to VP of Industry in Australia and New Zealand. Two years later, he was promoted to SVP to lead the Process Automation business in Asia Pacific and moved to Singapore.
Neil started his global role in 2023 as Segment President for the Consumer Packaged Goods segment. In his new role, he will create, promote, and support the unique solutions portfolio from Schneider Electric, AVEVA, ProLeiT, and many others that fit the very specific needs of all subsegments within the consumer packaged goods sector.
Neil is passionate about technology and its role in helping address climate change. He is optimistic that through the greater use of technology -- and by taking a leading role in the industry's digital transformation journey to help all parties from end users, Process OEMs, OEMs to System Integrators -- the industry will be more efficient, profitable, and sustainable.
Articles
Digitalizing Electrical Systems – Finding a Sustainable Path Forward for Food & Beverage
5 min read | Neil Smith
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