Automation company promotes new president for North American operations

Beckhoff Automation announced that Aurelio Banda will become the company's president of North American operations effective Jan. 1, 2015, and will oversee all operations from the company's Savage, Minn., office.

By Beckhoff Automation December 10, 2014

Beckhoff Automation announced that Aurelio Banda will become the company’s president of North American operations (Beckhoff Automation LLC), effective January 1, 2015. The subsidiary’s current president, Graham Harris, will assume a regional management role as part of a planned transition from the leadership role he has held since 2003.

As president, Aurelio Banda will oversee all operations at the headquarters of Beckhoff Automation LLC in Savage, Minn., where administration, sales and marketing, customer service, and technical services/support are managed. The Savage facility also houses a repair and modification center, customer training area, and the main warehouse for Beckhoff North America. Before being named President, he was the vice president of sales and marketing for Beckhoff.

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