Philippe Rambach

About

25+ years leading large-scale businesses in industrial automation and energy technology — with a track record spanning global P&L leadership, commercial transformation, and AI deployment at scale. At Schneider Electric, I led and transformed organizations of up to 3,000 people and €6B in revenue, driving growth, turnarounds, and strategic transformations across multiple business units and geographies. Since 2021, as Schneider Electric's first Chief AI Officer, I have taken on a different kind of challenge: building AI capability from scratch at enterprise scale. That means a 350-person global AI organization, an end-to-end AI platform, both in operational efficiency and customer-facing AI solutions. It represents a unique combination of deep industrial domain expertise, hands-on experience deploying AI in a complex global organization, and the executive credibility to lead at board level.

Experience

• Schneider Electric (16 yrs 7 mos)
  • Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer - member of Schneider Digital executive commitee
    Nov 2021 - Present · 4 yrs 9 mos

    Appointed as Schneider Electric's first Chief AI Officer, reporting to the Executive Committee, with mandate to build AI capability from scratch across a 150,000-person organization. Key achievements: - Built a global AI organization of 350 experts across Boston, Paris, Grenoble and Bangalore - Designed and deployed Schneider's enterprise AI platform and responsible AI framework at scale - Delivered one of the largest AI efficiency programmes in the industrial sector - Generated significant AI-driven revenue impact through customer-facing solutions - Recognised international speaker on industrial AI transformation

  • SVP Commercial Industry Business Unit - member of Industrial Automation BU executive commitee
    Oct 2018 - Nov 2021 · 3 yrs 2 mos

    Lead commercial organization for Schneider Electric Industrial automation Business Unit (>5Bn Euros revenue). Key achievements : - Sales growth / implementation of Industrial automation blueprint in the operations - 2 major transformations : Creation of a new specialized industrial automation distribution go to market / Development of a specific end user sales force to grow the software and automation sales

  • SVP Industrial Control and Drives - member of Industrial Automation BU executive commitee
    Mar 2017 - Oct 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Full responsibility of one of the largest Schneider Electric line of business : - 1.5 Bn Euros revenue worldwide - 1,100 employes across marketing, R&D, quality and industrialization. - Global R&D and manufacturing foot print (North America, Europe & Asia) Key achievements : - Product strategy and roadmap - Market share development

• Independant Non-Executive Director, member of the Strategy and Sustainability committee at Schréder
  May 2026 - Present · 3 mos

• Advisory Board Member at re:mind
  Jun 2023 - Feb 2026 · 2 yrs 9 mos

• Customer Care and Services Director PL Substation Automation Solutions at AREVA T&D
  Nov 2008 - Jul 2010 · 1 yr 9 mos

  in charge of the Customer Care & Services business (62M Euros turnover, 250 people worldwide)

• Vice-president for project division at Niscayah
  Mar 2007 - Oct 2008 · 1 yr 8 mos

  Member of the executive committee, Managing director for the project division (20 M Euro turnover, 120 people)