Rob McKernan

President
North America

Rob McKernan is President, North America for APC. Appointed as President, North America in July 2008, Rob is responsible for ensuring the North America region remains focused on our customers and our partners by developing customer oriented processes, driving the delivery of innovative, energy efficient solutions in the data center, and developing successful relationships as part of Schneider Electric.

In 2007, Schneider Electric acquired APC and formed the Critical Power and Cooling Services (CPCS) Business Unit, which includes the APC and MGE UPS Systems brands. The CPCS Business Unit reported revenue of $3.5 billion in 2007 and employs 12,000 people worldwide. Schneider Electric, with 112,000 employees and operations in 190 countries, had 2007 annual sales of $25 billion (€17.3 billion).

Rob has over 15 years of sales and marketing experience in channel and end user sales. Rob first joined APC in 1994 serving in various inside sales, outside sales, and management positions within the sales organization. He left APC in 2002, to become Vice President of Sales for Philips Business Solutions. Rob rejoined APC in July of 2006. Prior to his current role as President, North America he held the position of Vice President, North American Channels for APC responsible for the development of go-to-market strategy, sales, and marketing to APC's 10,000 partners.

Rob is located in West Kingston, RI with his wife Shira, and their three daughters, Lilia, Marina, and Ruby.

Rob holds a bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.