ABB’s John Sencich is Retiring, Eric Deschenes Named as his Successor

John

December 7, 2017

John Sencich will be retiring on February 23, 2018. John has been an esteemed member of Thomas & Betts/ABB for many years, and ABB remains certain customers have all had valuable business partnerships with him in this time.

Rest assured that you can expect the same quality of service and partnership from John’s successor Eric Deschenes.

Most recently Vice-President with Schneider Electric in Canada, Eric brings to this position many years of experience within the Canadian electrical industry and isEric well-acquainted with the challenges facing an organization like ABB.

An engineering graduate from the École Polytechnique of Montreal, he has held multiple roles in the industry and has been with Schneider for the last 15 years. He has also worked for Emerson Electric where he gained valuable management experience as he progressed through roles of increasing responsibility.

Eric officially joins the company today and will be working closely together with John during the transitional period leading up to his retirement.  

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