Charles A. Peters, senior executive vice president whose 40-year career at Emerson has involved leadership of many of the company’s strategic growth and technology innovation initiatives, has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 7, 2015.
Peters, a member of the Office of the Chief Executive, most recently had management oversight of Emerson’s information technology and marketing programs, as well as its InSinkErator, Ridge Tool and Emerson Tool businesses. He has been a director of the company since 2000, and also is retiring from the board.
Peters joined Emerson in 1975 as an engineering cooperative student at its Browning business in Maysville, Ky., and has served in a wide range of operating and management roles, including as vice president of strategic planning, vice president of development and technology and senior vice president of growth programs.
