Sadlowski to become CEO of International Battery

International Battery Inc. (Allentown, Pa): Dennis Sadlowski, formerly CEO of Siemens Energy & Automation, is now CEO. In other changes on the company's executive team, Mark Mills, International Battery's current chairman of the board, assumes the position of executive vice chairman and Dr. Ake Almgren, the company's current CEO, is retiring from that position and has become chairman. In addition to holding several executive positions at Siemens, Sadlowski was V.P. and general manager at Thomas & Betts. He also spent 10 years at General Electric, served on the board of governors of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) and holds an MBA from Seattle University and a BS in chemical & nuclear engineering from the University of California at Berkeley.