Rockwell Automation, Inc. announced that Gina Ayala Claxton joined the company and is named president, Americas Region effective immediately. As regional sales leader, she reports to Rockwell Automation Chief Revenue Officer Scott Genereux, and succeeds Alejandro Capparelli, who has taken a new role within the company as vice president, Global Commercial Lifecycle Services. Most recently, Ayala Claxton was at IBM, where she had a 20-year career with demonstrated experience in consultative, enterprise solutions sales and services, with the past 10 years in sales and enterprise leadership roles.

In her latest role, she was responsible for all customer go-to-market segments across a set of industry verticals, including CPG and transportation, acquiring customers from major global brands. She was also a member of the IBM CEO's transformation team, and she led various change initiatives for the company on behalf of senior leadership.