Bobby Thomas

Offer Management Director for Automation Control business (Modicon PLC)

• Led the strategy deep-dives for various subjects such as business model transformation (regional hub creation), for Drives business (transactional & system variable speed drives), for HMI business (Operator panels & IPCs) and others • Driving the M&A screening framework & pipeline tracking of non-software targets, assessment of feasibility/attractiveness on inbound files • Overall program management & governance of the 2025 strategic plan of Industrial Automation

• Strategy manager for Industrial Control & Drives business • Building & validation of business strategy, M&A files, deep-dive on market disruptions • Completed deep-dive strategy study , • Completed strategic studies for System drives business (LV & MV), Signaling, Prescription business model for Drives business, • Executed and deployed BI transformation projects in line of business • Selected for the SE Leadership Development Center (2018) • INSEAD TSL: Level 4 certification (2018)

Brand : Telemecanique Sensors Offer manager for OsiSense XX & Hyde Park ranges - Ultrasonic sensors Project manager for a Photoelectric sensors project Brand migration project leader - Hyde Park ultrasonic sensors Project marketing support for Inductive sensors project (July - Dec 2014)

• Post Merger Integration of Invensys PLC for Customer and Revenue Value Creation Domain - to identify revenue synergies from the acquisition / integration > Project Management Office support for the Customer and Revenue Value Creation domain > Development of the Field Instrumentation strategy for Foxboro Field Devices > Joint / Lead Facilitator for global & country-level value creation workshops in Orlando, Houston, Moscow & Dubai

Preparation of global business strategy for new opportunities, potential acquisitions and partnerships for the Professional Services BU Strategy team of Schneider Electric (presented to the Executive Committee)

Industrial Control & Drives business

• Engineer-in-charge of the commissioning team of instrumentation for Diesel Hydro-treating Unit & Utilities in Phase-3 expansion project • Engineer-in-charge of all instrumentation modifications/mini-projects of entire refinery • Instrumentation Engineer-in-charge for Oil Movement & Storage, Black oil / White oil gantry, LPG bullet/sphere storage units, Jetty - crude oil carrier loading facility & Waste-water treatment (Effluent Treatment) unit.

• Strategy Specialization • Energy & Finance Certificate • President of HEC MBA Energy Club • Global Finalist in Go Green in the City International Case Challenge by Schneider Electric

Sensors '08 - Overall Coordinator National level technical symposium for Instrumentation & Control Engineering held in Trichy, India