Regal Rexnord named Aamir Paul CEO.
Paul will assume the role no later than July 1, upon the conclusion of his responsibilities with his current employer, Schneider Electric. He will also serve as a member of the board of directors, with an initial term that continues until Regal Rexnord’s 2027 annual shareholders meeting.
Paul will replace Louis Pinkham as Regal Rexnord’s CEO. Pinkham will remain CEO until Paul’s start date and will also resign from the board of directors on his last day as CEO.
According to Regal Rexnord, Paul is a recognized leader with deep global experience across sales, strategy and operations management, having lived and worked in Europe and the U.S.
He joins Regal Rexnord from Schneider Electric, a global energy management and automation company. Paul joined the company in 2013 and, during his tenure, held multiple senior leadership roles across sales, business operations and commercial execution. Currently, Paul serves Schneider Electric as the company’s North American president, a position he’s held since 2022.
Prior to joining Schneider, Paul spent more than 13 years at Dell Technologies in various sales roles, culminating in serving as senior vice president of global server solutions sales. In that role, he led Dell’s worldwide go-to-market strategy for servers and oversaw global sales for data center solutions and high-performance computing.
“After a comprehensive search, the board concluded that Aamir is an exceptional leader who is well-prepared to guide Regal Rexnord through its next phase of growth,” says Rakesh Sachdev, non-executive chairman of Regal Rexnord’s board of directors. “The board is excited about many aspects of Aamir’s background, in particular, his long track record driving growth across complex global businesses, his commitment to building strong teams and developing talent, his ability to foster an innovation culture and his deep experience in the core strategic Regal Rexnord growth markets, including data center and discrete automation. He also brings a strong appreciation for how leadership in energy efficiency and sustainability creates long-term value for a company’s key stakeholders.
“On behalf of the board, I want to thank Louis Pinkham for his outstanding leadership and many contributions to Regal Rexnord,” Sachdev adds. “Part of Louis’s enduring legacy will be the strength of Regal Rexnord’s values, talent and transformed portfolio, which we believe positions the company well for continued success. We wish him the very best in his future endeavors.”
Paul also expressed his excitement about taking over as Regal Rexnord’s CEO.
“As I have come to know Regal Rexnord, I have become increasingly excited about the tremendous growth potential of the company’s portfolio, its unique scale and scope and its market-leading technologies,” he says. “I look forward to further capitalizing on Regal’s 80/20 operating philosophy to drive continued focus, execution and value creation across the enterprise. I am eager to work with the talented team at Regal Rexnord and leverage my commercial and operational experience to help ensure the Company maximizes its full potential for its customers, its people, and its shareholders.”
