Festo announced today the pending retirement of its North American Business Region CEO Carlos Miranda on April 1 and the appointment of the business region’s new CEO Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker.

Festo is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025. A family-owned global business with more than $3.7 billion in revenue and 20,000 employees, Festo is recognized as a premier automation supplier and innovator. Festo has operated in North America for more than 50 years.

Festo, a global leader in industrial automation controls and systems and industrial training systems, announced today the launch of a clean energy project at its North American Regional Service Center along I-71. Roof-mounted solar panels will supply 48% of the facility’s electricity requirements – 2.6 million kilowatt hours (kWh) – after completion of the project, which is slated for next year. One of Ohio’s leading solar power companies, Kokosing Solar Power, Athens, Ohio, is the project’s general contractor.