Emerson Electric Co. has named Vidya Ramnath as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, effective June 1, 2023. Ramnath has worked at Emerson since 1994 and currently is its Middle East and Africa president.

Ramnath will relocate to Emerson's corporate headquarters in Ferguson as part of her new role. As chief marketing officer, Ramnath will manage Emerson's global marketing, branding initiatives and external communications, and become a member of Emerson's office of the chief executive. Ramnath succeeds Kathy Button Bell, who retired at the end of 2022 after serving as chief marketing officer since 1999.

Ramnath will report to Karsanbahi in her new role. She holds bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Madras in India and a master's degree in industrial engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington.