Schneider Electric Appoints Pankaj Sharma Executive Vice President of Secure Power Division
- Sharma has worked successfully in the Secure Power business for the last 19 years in commercial, strategy, marketing, M&A, and line of business leadership roles around the world.
- Dave Johnson will step down as EVP after nearly 4 years of outstanding executive leadership and 27 years with APC and Schneider Electric.
- Transition will be effective Jan. 1, 2020.
Schneider Electric, the leader of digital transformation in energy management and automation, has promoted Pankaj Sharma to succeed Dave Johnson as Executive Vice President of its Secure Power Division 
effective Jan. 1, 2020. Sharma, who is currently Senior Vice President, Home & Business Networks, Schneider Electric, has held leadership roles in the company including commercial, strategy, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and line of business. In his current role, he’s led Schneider Electric’s strategy to help customers and partners address the disruptive trend of edge computing.
“Pankaj is well prepared to take this challenge as he has been working successfully in the Secure Power business for the last 19 years, living in various parts of the world,” said Philippe Delorme, Executive Vice President, Energy Management, Schneider Electric. “I congratulate him, and I thank Dave Johnson for his outstanding legacy. For 27 years, Dave has been dedicated to the success of APC initially then Schneider Electric in the Secure Power space. A pillar in our company, Dave has pushed a customer-first approach and a dare-to-disrupt attitude to keep reinventing a business that has gone through many transformations.”
With his extensive expertise, Johnson will support the Secure Power leadership team transition in 2020, continuing as an employee of Schneider Electric, then as an independent consultant.
“Resilient systems in the cloud and at the edge are a key enabler of the all digital, all electric world. It’s an honor to take over the helm for the Secure Power Division during this critical time,” Sharma said. “In my new role, I will continue to advance our mission to ensure life is on in the digital world and that we are helping to build a sustainable future for our planet.”
Under Johnson’s leadership, Secure Power has been a high-performing and industry-leading division, providing complete physical infrastructure solutions for data centers, distributed IT environments, and industrial applications. Johnson has led global functions including strategy, commercial operations, marketing, R&D, supply chain, finance, and human resources. He managed teams across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, driving overall growth and profitability.
“I want to thank Dave for his dedication to Schneider Electric and I know it is because of his leadership that Schneider Electric is well positioned to lead the industry with disruptive innovation,” Sharma said. “My goal is to keep raising the bar in the Secure Power space by operating with the highest energy efficiency possible, nurturing a growth mindset, and continuing to embrace a global and diverse team approach.”
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Pankaj SHARMA
Executive Vice President of Software & Services at Schneider ElectricPankaj Sharma is Executive Vice President of Software & Services at Schneider Electric, where he leads the company’s global strategy to deliver energy intelligence at scale. His mission is to advance energy intelligence — the capability to predict, prevent, and autonomously optimise operations by bringing together software and services into one integrated engine of performance. He is focused on advancing the ability to predict, prevent, and autonomously optimise operations by integrating software and services into a unified, outcome-driven platform. Previously, Pankaj served as EVP of the Secure Power & Data Center business and Global Services. He led global strategy, R&D, commercial operations, and end-to-end execution across one of the company’s fastest-growing segments. During his tenure, the Secure Power & Data Center business more than doubled in scale and expanded its global footprint, strengthening its leadership in resilient, sustainable, and AI-ready digital infrastructure. He was instrumental in shaping the data center portfolio of the future — from hyperscale and colocation environments to emerging AI factories — and in accelerating high-density and liquid-cooling capabilities through the acquisition of Motivair Corporation. He also transformed the Global Services business into a digitally enabled, lifecycle-driven partner, embedding predictive analytics and remote expertise to drive measurable customer outcomes. Over a 26-year career at Schneider Electric, Pankaj has held senior leadership roles across the U. S. and Asia Pacific spanning strategy, sales, marketing, M&A, and product innovation. He led the acquisition of Luminous Power Technologies, strengthening the company’s position in critical power markets. Pankaj’s leadership philosophy — trust, empower, enable, and challenge — guides how he builds teams and develops talent. He began his career in advanced manufacturing and later held roles at GE, experiences that shaped his operational rigor and pragmatic leadership style. He is based in Boston, Massachusetts. Connect with Pankaj on LinkedIn.Read more
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