Laurent J. Vernerey — Executive Vice President at Acuity Brands

Mr. Laurent J. Vernerey serves as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Schneider Electric IT Corporation. Mr. Vernerey has been President of Acuity Technology Group and Executive Vice President of Acuity Brands, Inc. since November 06, 2017. Mr. Vernerey served as Executive Vice-President of North America Operations at Schneider Electric S.A. until June 2016 and served as its Executive Vice-President of IT Business. Mr. Vernerey served as the Managing Director of Schneider Electric (Australia) Pty. Ltd. Mr. Vernerey served as an Executive Vice President of IT Business at Schneider Electric India Private Ltd. He served as an Executive Vice-President of Critical Power & Cooling Services Business Unit at Schneider Electric S.A. since February 2007. From July 2003 to February 2007, he served as Managing Director at Schneider Electric's Pacific Zone. For three years with Schneider Electric's parent company, he served as Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Logistics. He served as Vice President of Low Voltage Power Activity (ABT). Mr. Vernerey has been associated with Schneider Electric and its products since 1985. He served positions at several key Schneider Electric businesses including Merlin Gerin and Square D USA. Before joining Schneider Electric, Mr. Vernerey worked with IBM France as a Sales Engineer and he spent three years at Schneider Electric in France as Director of Information Systems. He then moved to Square D where he worked for six years, holding several senior management positions including Plant Manager. Mr. Vernerey holds a BS with a double major in Finance and Marketing, from Ecole Superieure de Commerce in Dijon and an MBA from Duke University, USA.