Peter Zornio is Emerson’s New Chief Technology Officer

Management Peter Zornio is Emerson’s New Chief Technology Officer

2022-12-01 Source: Press release Emerson

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Prior to this role, Peter Zornio held the position of chief technology officer at Emerson’s Automation Solutions business. He is now responsible for leading innovation strategy, overall product roadmap, technology and portfolio direction, central R&D functions, and industry standards across Emerson.

Peter Zornio, Chief Technology Officer, Emerson (Source: Emerson) — Peter Zornio, Chief Technology Officer, Emerson
(Source: Emerson)

St. Louis/USA – Emerson has appointed Peter Zornio as its chief technology officer. Zornio, who previously served as chief technology officer for Emerson’s Automation Solutions business, will lead innovation strategy, overall product roadmap, technology and portfolio direction, central R&D functions, and industry standards across Emerson. He also joins Emerson’s Office of the Chief Executive, which helps develop and guide the company’s global business strategies.

In past roles at Emerson, Zornio served on the executive management team of Emerson’s Automation Solutions business and led development for Emerson’s comprehensive automation systems and software portfolio, including the company’s Plantweb digital ecosystem and Industrial Internet of Things solutions and strategies, as well Automation Solution’s marketing team. Prior to joining Emerson in 2006, he held a variety of product and industry marketing, project implementation and technology roles at Honeywell.

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“Emerson is a company built on and driven by innovation – it’s engrained in our rich history and brought to life each day through our evolution and ongoing transformation,” Zornio said. “As we continue to envision the future of industrial automation and digital transformation, by building upon our market-leading technology and software portfolio, we have an opportunity to chart a new path and fundamentally revolutionize industrial operations even more than we already have.”

Zornio will continue to serve on the board of directors of Emerson Ventures, the company’s corporate venture capital arm. He is an active member of Emerson’s Somos Employee Resource Group, which focuses on support and engagement initiatives on behalf of the company’s Hispanic and Latin American employees.

Zornio is based in Austin, Texas, and holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of New Hampshire.

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