Rockwell Automation has appointed Greg Nicoloso new general director of the Italian company Asem, a provider of digital automation technologies based in Artegna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. Asem has been acquired by Rocwel Automation last April, 2020.
Born in Venezuela and raised between Italy and the United States, Nicoloso joins Asem bringing in more than 19 years of international experience leading technology companies with a focus on organic and inorganic growth. He has held several key leadership and management roles for technology companies, as well as having served on four boards of directors. His deep knowledge of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of Italy, where Asem is based, combined with a strong international vision, make him the ideal successor to Renzo Guerra, who founded Asem in 1979.
“I would like to thank Rockwell Automation for this opportunity. I am proud and excited about the role I am going to play – said Nicoloso -. I know Asem very well, a leader in the technological and digital integration between the worlds of digital transformation and industrial automation. The company’s growth represents a real opportunity for all employees, collaborators and the local community”.
Since the acquisition in 2020, Rockwell Automation has already invested heavily in the Asem production plant in Artegna, increasing the number of employees by more than 20% since 2020. Further investments and hiring are planned. The global company, already present in Italy for more than 30 years with employees located in Milan, Bologna and Padua, aims to further grow its presence in Italy by setting up a world-class innovation and production center, offering a high degree of product configurability and customization.
Asem operates in the market for digital components, systems and technologies for machine and process automation, providing ‘open and standard’ hardware platforms integrated with innovative, flexible, and easy-to-use software solutions.