APC appoints Philippe Arsonneau as President-APJ

APC by Schneider Electric announced the appointment of Philippe Arsonneau,
President-Asia Pacific and Japan. In his new role, Philippe is responsible for
the business strategy, growth and development in Japan, Asia Pacific, South East
Asia, Greater India and Korea, ensuring that APC by Schneider Electric, across
these regions, remains focused on customers and partners. He will lead the team
in developing customer-oriented processes, delivering innovative energy
efficient solutions in datacenters, and building successful relationships as
part of Schneider Electric.

Arsonneau previously held the position of VP, Nordics, DACH (Germany,
Austria, Switzerland), Central Europe and Israel. He first joined Schneider
Electric in 1991 and spent 13 years in various positions across Schneider
Electric, including strategic roles in the building and energy sectors with
sales, acquisition and offer creation responsibility, project management and
sales leadership roles in the transmission and distribution business. From 1999
to 2006, Arsonneau was GM for Siemens, gaining valuable management experience in
automation and drives with responsibility for a global portfolio. He joins the
IT Business ExCom team to drive Schneider collaboration and strategic growth for
the IT Business in APJ.

"APJ, consisting of Japan, Pacific, South East Asia, Greater India and Korea
holds tremendous potential and we are committed to significant investment in our
people, products and solutions in the region in our pursuit to become a leader
in this part of the world, in the IT landscape and datacenter space," said
Arsonneau. "I am extremely delighted and privileged to be on board and to lead
the fantastic team in helping our customers in making the most of their energy,"
he stated with enthusiasm.