FANUC America appoints new president/CEO

FANUC America Corp., Rochester Hills, Mich., a supplier of CNC, robotic, and factory automation technologies, has appointed Mike Cicco as president and CEO. In this position Cicco will have responsibility for all of the company’s operations in North and South America.

In addition, Rick Schneider has been named chairman of FANUC America and will continue in his role as a board member of parent company FANUC Corp.

“I am excited and honored to take on this role, and I look forward to working with Rick and our talented senior leadership team to achieve our future growth objectives,” said Cicco.

Cicco joined the company in 1999 and has held numerous management positions over the years. In 2015 Cicco was promoted to vice president of the company’s North and South American sales and execution. In April 2016 he was named president and COO.