Daniel Gheno

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

Senior VP en charge de l'innovation et la technologie

Description

Daniel has been spending 28 years in the world of energy management, accumulating a rich experience from motor management to electrical distribution, with his career split between 14 years in the R&D and industrial domains and 14 years focusing on innovation and offer management. Based in France, Daniel had also the opportunity, throughout his journey at Schneider Electric, to spend 3 years in Japan (in the first joint-venture between Schneider Electric and Toshiba for low voltage variable speed drives) and 4 years in India (managing our Global Technology Center in Bangalore). Daniel holds a Master of Science and an Engineering Degree in mechatronics. After having been leading the Medium Voltage line of business of Schneider Electric for 6 years, Daniel has been the Chief Technology Officer of the Energy Management Business since 2021. In this role, he is driving the innovation and technology dynamic across our various businesses in order to build a Future-Ready R&D based on an agile and multi-hubs set-up. Father of 2 sons, Daniel is currently living in Grenoble (in the French Alps) and is keen on cycling and military history of the 20th century.