Siemens Appoints Kopanski And Batra To New Leadership Roles

Jan. 12, 2007
Siemens has named Tom Kopanski vice president of the Power Distribution and Controls Division and Raj Batra vice president of the Automation and Motion Division

Tom Kopanski, currently vice president of the Automation and Motion Division (AMD), has been named the new vice president of the Power Distribution and Controls Division (PD&C). Raj Batra, vice president of the Automotive and Aerospace Center of Competence, has been named vice president of the Automation and Motion Division. Kopanski will lead the Power Distribution & Controls Division of Siemens Energy & Automation, including the Circuit Protection, Controls and Electrical Apparatus business units. As vice president of the Automation and Motion Division, Batra will be responsible for the overall planning, organizing and directing of all activities of the division. The Automation and Motion Division manufactures industrial automation products for discrete and process automation, production machines, microsystems and machine tools.