Landis+Gyr Appoints Sean Cromie as Head of Americas and a Member of the Group Executive Management, Effective January 1, 2022
December 21, 2021 at 12:21 pm EST
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The Board of Directors of Landis+Gyr Group AG appointed Sean Cromie as Executive Vice President and Head of Americas and a member of the Group Executive Management, effective January 1, 2022. His predecessor, Prasanna Venkatesan, will assume the position of Executive Vice President Strategy. Sean Cromie joined Landis+Gyr in June 2020 as Executive Vice President Operations and Supply Chain Management and has been instrumental in streamlining Landis+Gyr's operations and stabilizing the Company's supply chain during the time of global component shortages. Prior to joining Landis+Gyr, Sean Cromie, an Irish and US citizen, held various positions in Europe and the US as President, General Manager, Managing Director and Business Unit Manager in the automotive supply and aircraft interiors equipment & services industries. He is an experienced global leader with strong customer focus, operational experience and organizational acumen, skills that will be driving success in his new position as Head of Americas. Further, Mr. Cromie holds a Bachelor of Combined Sciences from Ulster University, Northern Ireland. Prasanna Venkatesan, current Executive Vice President and Head of Americas, will be appointed Executive Vice President Strategy. In this role, Prasanna Venkatesan will continue his excellent collaboration with the Chief Executive Officer and the Board of Directors to define and drive the Company's business strategy and position the Company for profitable growth, organically and inorganically.
Landis+Gyr Group AG is a Switzerland-based company, which is primarily engaged in the electrical components and equipments manufacture. The Company specializes in metering solutions for electricity, gas, heat/cold and water for energy measurement solutions for utilities. The Company's product portfolio consists of advanced metering and intelligent energy management products, such as electricity meters, heating and cooling meters, grid management solutions, personal energy management solutions, among others. In addition, the Company offers various software services, managed services, cloud services, smart grid services, systems integration, training, consulting and support services, among others.