US: Rockwell Automation has appointed Patricia Contreras as Vice President of Global Public Affairs. In this new role, she will oversee the company’s national and state government affairs activities, external communications, media relations, corporate responsibility and environmental, social and governance reporting functions as well as the community relations and contributions group. Most recently, Contreras served as Director of Global Community Relations and Contributions. She has worked for the company for 10 years and holds a degree in finance from the Lubar School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
