Prith Banerjee Joins Schneider Electric As Chief Technology Officer
He previously served as CTO of ABB.
Prith Banerjee, managing director of Global Technology R&D at Accenture, joined Schneider Electric early September 2015 as chief technology officer. Prith is a member of the Schneider Electric Executive Committee.
Prith will be in charge of accelerating Schneider Electric’s R&D throughput and of driving the Innovation and R&D Simplification Programs under the Company Program “Schneider is On”. In his previous position, Prith was responsible for overseeing Accenture’s Technology R&D group, leading the TechnologyLabs, which explores new and emerging technologies, directing Accenture’s annual Technology Vision research, and supervising Accenture’s Open Innovation program with startup companies and universities.