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David leads Schneider Electric’s UK & Ireland operations, a region that is pivotal to Schneider Electric’s growth ambitions in Europe. He is responsible for driving strategic growth across the UK and Ireland at a time of rapidly increasing electricity demand.David brings deep expertise and a customer-first focus to the role, shaped by nine years in senior leadership positions across Schneider Electric. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President for Industrial Automation Strategic Accounts, leading global initiatives across automation and control solutions. Prior to this, he headed the UK&I Power Systems business, where he oversaw the deployment of cutting-edge technologies supporting the shift to renewable generation, EVs, rail electrification and shore-to-ship electric charging.An electrical and electronics engineer by training, he brings extensive experience in renewable electricity generation, energy management and energy efficiency. Before joining Schneider Electric, David held senior roles at ENGIE, SSE, E.ON, Severn Trent Water, AES and RWE Npower. Connect with David on LinkedIn.Read more about David in the full press release.

Kristin Baker is Vice President UK & Ireland Strategy & Commercial Transformation, a newly created role focused on driving commercial effectiveness, operational transformation and disciplined strategy execution across the zone.Kristin brings over 15 years of experience with Schneider Electric, having built a broad career across strategy, digital, transformation and operational leadership roles. She most recently served as Vice President UK & Ireland Industrial Process & Automation, where she led the integration of the Industrial Automation and Process Automation business units into a single, unified organisation. She established a combined operating model, one leadership team and shared ambition and goals, enabling teams to operate seamlessly as one. This transformation unlocked synergies, strengthened end-to-end customer engagement and positioned the business for sustainable, collaborative growth.Over her career she has held a wide range of roles spanning Corporate Strategy, Segment Marketing, Operational Strategy, Digital Services, Regional Commercial Leadership and P&L Leadership. Kristin has consistently worked at the intersection of strategy and execution, translating long-term ambition into measurable business outcomes.In her new role, Kristin will lead cross-functional collaboration and oversee zone strategy deployment and execution, sales excellence, pricing, government affairs and sustainability. She will ensure strategy is translated into consistent execution through strong governance, data-led performance management and robust operating rhythms supporting supporting faster, better-informed decision-making, while driving growth, margin improvement and operational excellence across UK & Ireland.Kristin holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management Information Systems from the University of Iowa and an MBA from HEC Paris, with a focus on strategy and energy. Prior to joining Schneider Electric, she worked in IT consulting for Cerner Corporation (now Oracle), designing and implementing healthcare information systems across the US, UK and UAE. Passionate about digital transformation and the use of technology to solve complex problems, Kristin is also a committed STEM volunteer and serves as a Non-Executive Director on the board of STEM Learning. She is a Commissioner for MADE Smarter UK and serves as an Advisory Board Member for the University of Iowa Institute of International Business. Connect with Kristen on LinkedIn.

As Vice President Customer Operations UK & Ireland, Kristen is responsible for customer care, satisfaction and quality, the project management office, business systems and compliance, and strategies to transform and accelerate digital experiences for customers. Kristen's new role is responsible for leading with a "Customer Obsessed" mentality to enhance the overall customer experience by ensuring our business anticipates and meets customer needs. Her focus is on proactive engagement with our customers to enable seamless interactions that drive higher satisfaction and deepen relationships. Prior to her appointment as Vice President Customer Operations UK & Ireland in July 2025, Kristen served as Vice President Strategy UK&I, where she led internal strategy, government affairs, and partnerships for the UK & Ireland with a particular focus on the new energy landscape, supporting energy providers and consumers in their journeys towards sustainability, resilience, and efficiency. She joined Schneider in 2023, bringing experience working in strategy and product development with government, utilities, and digital starts ups on the energy transition. Connect with Kristen on LinkedIn.

Rhonda Doyle was appointed Country President Ireland in April 2025, before which she was VP of Customer Operations UK&I. In that role, she led customer care, satisfaction and quality, business systems, business tendering and project management, alongside developing new strategies to transform end-to-end customer digital experiences. As Country President Ireland, Rhonda leads Schneider’s overall business in the country and is responsible for scaling growth by leveraging the company’s broad portfolio of products and services Prior to this, Rhonda served as Senior Director of Field Service Operations. During that time, she played an integral role in growing the services side of the business to support customers’ digitalisation and sustainability strategies. She was also instrumental in transforming internal processes, improving performance and service delivery, while helping projects to scale and meet customer requirements. Rhonda joined Schneider Electric in January 2021 as Director of Operations, Services and Projects having previously spent 17 years at eBay. She is particularly passionate about supporting women accelerate in the business and promoting diversity in the workplace and in STEM leadership roles specifically. Rhonda also supports Technical University Dublin with mentoring and an annual corporate-funded scholarship to help female students get into STEM careers. She is also a WMB Gender Diversity Ambassador. In 2022 Rhonda received the overall Businesswoman Award at the Women Mean Business conference. Rhonda holds a bachelor’s degree in Philosophy and a master’s degree in Business Administration at Dublin City University and is currently a volunteer at TU Dublin.

Dan Hutchinson is the Vice President of Schneider Electric’s Human Resources for the UK and Ireland Zone. Following careers in management consultancy and retail, he joined Schneider Electric in 2010. During his company tenure he has led HR Services driving digitisation and service excellence internally across a complex European region, and latterly leading the global People Analytics transformation to realise the power of data and insights through visualisation, data science and automation. In his role as Vice President HR UK&I, Dan is driving the Zone’s people strategy; People First, to support growth of the UK&I Business through two “north stars”; to attract and invest in diverse talent and build critical skills, and together with the Zone’s Leaders to create an engaging, inclusive, and high performing culture.A qualified leadership coach with a career background across four sectors and three geographies, Dan is a true advocate for diversity and creating inclusive environments that enhance innovation. Dan believes in getting the best for people, supporting them to fulfil potential and attain life experiences within Schneider’s international organisation.

With nearly 20 years at Schneider Electric, Kas Mohammed brings deep industry expertise and a passion for customer success to his role as Vice President of Services for the UK & Ireland, a position he assumed in July 2025. Prior to this, Kas led the Digital Energy business, where he championed smart, sustainable solutions for the built environment.Today, Kas leads a dynamic Services team focused on helping customers modernise, maintain, and monitor their electrical infrastructure, ensuring safe, reliable, and efficient operations around the clock. His mission is clear: to empower customers to navigate complexity, unlock performance, and accelerate their decarbonisation journeys with confidence.Drawing on his extensive experience in digital transformation, Kas is a strong advocate for leveraging data, IoT, and lifecycle services to drive measurable outcomes. Whether supporting legacy systems or enabling next-generation energy strategies, he and his team are committed to delivering value at every stage of the customer journey.Kas holds a BSc in Psychology and began his Schneider Electric career in sales, marketing, and product leadership roles, giving him a well-rounded perspective on customer needs and business impact.Connect with Kas on LinkedIn.

As of July 2025, David is VP Power Systems and Safety UK & Ireland, having joined Schneider Electric as VP Services & Safety UK & Ireland in 2019. During those six years, he successfully drove the growth of the Services business, implemented a new service model, and enhanced employee engagement.Having invested £50 million since 2023 in manufacturing in Leeds and Scarborough, the Power Systems business unit will continue, under David’s leadership, to manufacture several components necessary for the UK & Ireland’s net-zero transition. These UK-manufactured products are vital to the security and reliability of the zone’s current and future electricity networks, which are key to enabling the new electricity generation, storage, and interconnection infrastructure that are needed to meet the rapid increase in electricity demand. This includes the infrastructure behind charging electric vehicles.With a wealth of international experience, spanning Japan and North America as well as the UK, David believes that cutting-edge technology on its own is not enough to solve the industry’s biggest challenges. It is a combination of data-driven insights, innovative applications, digital services, and consultative partnerships that will enable the next level of resilience, agility, and sustainability in industry, infrastructure, and buildings. David serves as a trustee of the Electrical Industries Charity and sits on the Board of Schneider Electric UK.Having previously headed up EMEA customer support and maintenance delivery at Rockwell Automation, David brings a wealth of experience in delivering customer value and improving business performance in industrial settings. Prior to this, David also held positions in the Services departments of ABB Robotics UK and MOTOMAN Robotics.Connect with David on LinkedIn.

Jacqui leads the UK and Ireland finance team, focusing on maximising investment returns, supporting growth opportunities, and driving forward Schneider Electric’s broader sustainability goals. She is responsible for a broad spectrum of central finance functions, including tax, treasury, credit control, financial accounting and planning, as well as pensions, premises and fleet. She sits on the Board of Schneider Electric UK.Jacqui has ten years of international finance experience with Schneider, based in Australia, having led the international business finance function across 100+ countries in South America, the Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Her business and commercial focus, coupled with expertise in dealing with hyperinflation and foreign exchange instability, have equipped her with the resilience and scenario planning skills necessary to navigate the current UK and Ireland market.Prior to Schneider, Jacqui held leadership roles at Flight Centre in Australia and the UK, and then at Eurostar in the UK, where her final role was Head of AssuranceJacqui holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Technology Sydney, and is a Chartered Accountant.Connect with Jacqui on LinkedIn.

David leads Schneider Electric’s Home & Distribution and Power Products businesses to support the end-to-end needs of customers and channel partners across the UK & Ireland.From July 2025, David expanded his remit to include leadership of the Major Pursuits team in the UK & Ireland, where he focuses on key customers and segments, ensuring the ongoing development of a robust pipeline for large-scale projects.David is passionate about working in partnership with customers and industry partners, telling the sustainability and energy efficiency story, inspiring high-tech industry innovation, and enabling positive business change.Since joining Schneider Electric in 2011, he has honed his skills across a variety of business units, including Solar, Smart Buildings, Digital Power Solutions, and Power Products. Prior to taking up the role of VP Transactional Business at the start of 2023, he was VP Marketing with a remit that included setting and executing business and marketing strategy, driving employee engagement, and managing commercial activities across the UK & Ireland.Connect with David on LinkedIn.