INTERVIEW
MIKE HUGHES AND Schneider Electric found each other at the right time .
Working in the Black Forest for a company which was bought by the then rapidly-growing French energy management firm in 2000 , Hughes has since enjoyed a career that has seen him master the full spectrum of Schneider in markets the world over .
From Taiwan to Paris and now to London , the new UK & Ireland zone President is ready to drop anchor and transform the fortunes of businesses operating in a host of energy-intensive industries .
“ It was a mixture of business and private life that led me to this position ,” he says . “ I had already moved to London one and a half years ago , continuing my global customer account role based from here . My family has grown up and are attending university in London and settling down , so from a personal perspective it was the right move as well .
“ My main priority is to make sure we get the key message out there about what Schneider Electric is trying to achieve – we are a company that is at the centre of a very exciting space at the moment . The big question is
“ Many see a predicament in meeting their short term quarterly or monthly performance and doing the right thing in terms of implementing sustainable practices for the medium and longer term ”
- Mike Hughes , Zone President UK & Ireland , Schneider Electric
how we can continue to consume more energy without further polluting the world with carbon dioxide .”
Secret to Sustainable Success An equally important question , and one which Schneider has just commissioned a report into , concerns the appetite of UK and Ireland businesses for adopting sustainable change .
The research looked into the
8 November 2017