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Motion announces new Group Vice President – Automation

By Mary Gannon | April 21, 2021

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Motion Industries Inc. is pleased to announce that Aurelio Banda will join the company as Motion’s new Group Vice President of Automation, effective April 1.

AurelioBanda-motion-industries“Aurelio’s extensive industry background in automation distribution and manufacturing, combined with his education and training, make him a perfect fit to lead our automation strategy and accelerate growth,” said Randy Breaux, Motion President. “We look forward to watching our automation business flourish under his leadership.”

Banda most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of PHD Inc., in Fort Wayne, Ind. Prior to leading PHD Inc., he served as President and CEO – North America for Beckhoff Automation, in Savage, Minnesota. Banda was also the owner and President and CEO of Controls Plus Inc., an automation distributor in Noblesville, Indiana. Additionally, he served as VP Sales and Regional Sales Manager for Motion Automation Inc., and a Regional Sales Manager for Bosch Rexroth’s Electronic Controls & Drives.

A graduate of DeVry University with a degree in Applied Science in Electronics, he furthered his education with an MBA in Finance & Operations from Notre Dame and completed Harvard Business School’s General Management Program.

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Mary Gannon is editor of Fluid Power World. She has been a technical writer and editor for more than 13 years, having covered fluid power, motion control and interconnect technologies.

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