Rockwell Automation Organization Changes in Canada

Mike Hutchings

December 15, 2017

Mike Hutchings has been named Regional Vice President, Sales for its Canada Region. He has extensive experience at Rockwell Automation and most recently, was the regional vice president, U.S., Western Region. Mike joined Rockwell Automation as the branch manager of Chicago in 2008. Previously, he served as the district sales manager in Detroit while also being responsible for the North America Automotive Global Account teams.

Prior to Rockwell Automation, Mike held roles of increasing responsibilities within sales and engineering with Bosch Rexroth, Ormec Systems and Cranfield Precision Systems. Steve Roy has been named Regional Sales Manager of the Canada Region. He is responsible for leading Rockwell Automation Market Access teams focused on our channel and partners in Canada.

Steve has nearly 20 years of experience in the automation industry. Most recently, Steve was responsible for the industry sales team in Quebec and Atlantic Canada. Previously, Steve held various roles including sales leader for both the OEM and Industry segments.

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