Theodore D. Crandall is Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Crandall’s Rockwell Automation work experience spans 23 years and includes a variety of management positions in finance, manufacturing, logistics, and general management. Crandall joined Rockwell International in 1978 as a financial analyst for the Power Tool Division. He moved to Rockwell Automation, General Industry Operations, as senior planning analyst in 1979 and was appointed manager of strategic planning for General Industry Operations in 1981. From 1981 to 1988, Crandall was with Electronics Corporation of America, which in 1986 was acquired by Rockwell and became a division of Allen-Bradley. While there, his roles included director, Operations Analysis and vice president and controller. In 1988, Crandall was named vice president, Finance and Business Planning, Industrial Computer and Communications Group (ICCG). He was appointed vice president, Operations, ICCG, in 1990, and became vice president, Logistics, Operations Group, in 1992. In 1994, he was appointed vice president and general manager, Presence Sensing Business. In June 1998, Crandall was appointed senior vice president of the Industrial Control Group, a position he held until receiving his current assignment in 2007. Active in his community, Crandall is currently serving on the board of directors for Junior Achievement of Wisconsin. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Crandall received a bachelor’s degree in Management Science and Economics and a master’s degree in Industrial Administration.
