Schneider Electric appoints Pablo Ruiz Escribano as New Senior Vice President

Schneider Electric has appointed Pablo Ruiz Escribano as the new regional Senior Vice President (SVP) of its Secure Power and Data Centre Business in Europe.

Pablo has been with Schneider Electric for 18 years. Since he first joined as a key account manager in 2007, Pablo has progressed through several leadership positions within the organisation, including roles as Power Products Channel Project Director, Vice President (VP) for Secure Power & Field Services in Iberia, and more recently, as VP for the Global Services Segment. His predecessor, Marc Garner, will move into a new global role as President of Schneider Electric’s Cloud & Service Providers (C&SP) Segment.

In his new role Pablo will be tasked with leading Schneider Electric’s Secure Power and Data Centre Business across Europe, working with country and zone leaders in BeNe, CEEI, DACH, France, Iberia, Italy, Nordics and UKI to help customers solve the energy, infrastructure and sustainability challenges of AI.

With extensive experience in both regional and global roles, and a strong background in technical sales and customer relations, Pablo is well-equipped to assist Schneider Electric’s European customers as they navigate the opportunities presented by AI.

“I am delighted to begin my role as the new SVP for Schneider Electric’s Secure Power and Data Centre Business in Europe, and more so at such a transformative time for our industry,” said Pablo Ruiz Escribano. “With AI accelerating growth on multiple plains, there’s an unprecedented opportunity to enhance the efficiency, resiliency, and sustainability of the digital infrastructure landscape, and I look forward to working with our customers and partners to seize these opportunities and push the industry forward. I also want to extend my sincerest thanks to Marc Garner for his insights as I take on this new position and I wish him all the best in his next chapter.”

Pablo’s most recent role as Global Services Segment VP saw him responsible for successfully leading Schneider Electric’s Services business. Here he effectively improved the integration of services strategies and actions within overall segment strategies and account plans. He has also coordinated multi-country, multi-technology strategic accounts throughout the adopt, expand and renew phases as well as streamlining commercial activities across service zones, ensuring a unified services segment organisation with consistent account management.

As the new SVP for Secure Power and Data Centre Business Europe, Pablo will be responsible for delivering Schneider Electric’s end-to-end AI-ready data centre solutions across the region, helping customers to bend the energy curve of AI, and accelerating the decarbonisation of their large-scale energy and digital infrastructure systems.

He will also work with key stakeholders across Schneider Electric’s channel partner ecosystem including its EcoXpert, Alliance Partners, and its AI Ecosystem partners.

New Global C&SP President

Having served 20 years at Schneider Electric Marc Garner now takes up his first global role for the company as Cloud & Service Providers (C&SP) Segment President, where he will be responsible for helping the organisations’ AI cloud, colocation and hyperscale customers build-out and decarbonise their cloud and high-density AI data centre systems on a global scale.

"As data consumption soars and AI accelerates demand for high-density infrastructure, the data centre industry has a huge opportunity to lead the charge in efficiency and sustainability. It has been a fantastic opportunity to lead a team who has been able to achieve an unprecedented rate of growth for Schneider Electric here in Europe by helping our customers shape a resilient, efficient and AI-ready data centre landscape,” said Marc Garner. “I wish Pablo the best of luck in his new role as SVP for Secure Power and Data Centre Europe and extend a huge thank you to my team for their support during the last two years.”

“At Schneider Electric, we are committed to driving the future of digital infrastructure through innovation, sustainability, and strategic leadership. Pablo’s extensive experience and deep industry expertise make him the ideal leader to continue advancing our Secure Power and Data Centre Business in Europe. His leadership will be instrumental in helping our customers navigate the opportunities AI presents,” said Pankaj Sharma, EVP Secure Power & Data Centres and Global Services Businesses. “I would also like to extend our gratitude to Marc for his exceptional leadership in Europe, where he has played a crucial role in driving growth and expanding our capabilities. As he steps into his first global role as Cloud & Service Providers Segment President, we are confident that his vision and expertise will further strengthen Schneider Electric’s position in the digital infrastructure space.”

Both appointments will continue to report into Pankaj Sharma and are with immediate effect.