Rockwell Automation Appoints Diversity and Inclusion Veteran William P. Gipson to Board

Mark Segal November 5, 2020

Industrial automation and digital transformation company Rockwell Automation announced today the election of William P. Gipson to its Board of Directors. In welcoming Gipson, the company highlighted his experience in leading diversity and inclusion initiatives.

Blake Moret, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Rockwell Automation, said:

“William is a respected leader whose broad expertise driving business growth and product innovation will make him a great asset on the Rockwell Automation board of directors. His experience in leading one of the most admired global diversity and inclusion programs will also be an important complement to the perspectives of our talented board.”

Gipson recently retired from consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble, where he worked for over 34 years, and served for 8 years as P&G’s Global Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, concurrent with other roles including President–End-to-End Packaging Transformation. Gipson was a key member of the executive team that embedded citizenship strategies into P&G’s global operating model.

Gipson also serves on the boards of the Executive Leadership Council and the STEM Pathway to MBA at the University of Alabama.

Mark founded ESG Today following a 20 year career in investment management and research. Prior to founding ESG Today, Mark worked at Delaney Capital Management (DCM) in Toronto, Canada, most recently as the firm’s head of U.S. equities. While at DCM, Mark was part of the firm’s ESG team, responsible for evaluating and tracking the sustainability factors impacting portfolio companies, and assessing the suitability of companies for portfolio inclusion. Mark also spent several years in the sell-side research industry, covering the technology and services sectors. Mark holds an MBA from Columbia University in New York, a BBA from the Schulich School of Business at York University in Toronto, and is a CFA charterholder.