Rochester Hills, Mich.-based Fanuc America Corp. is getting a new president and CEO, as well as a new chairman.
Mike Cicco will become the new president and CEO of the robotics specialist while Rick Schneider, who is a board member of the parent company Fanuc Corp., will be the new chairman of Fanuc America.
"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," Cicco said in a news release.
Cicco joined the company in 1999 after holding various management roles, including being a software/controls manager and a district sales manager at the company's facility in southern California. According to the news release, Cicco transferred to Fanuc's headquarters in Rochester Hills to become the national account manager of the company's authorized system integrator sales group.
He later became the general manager of several robot division groups. including material handling engineering and domestic automotive/ Michigan regional sales. Cicco then was promoted to vice president of Fanuc's North and South American sales and execution.
Fanuc America Corp. is a subsidiary of the Fanuc Corp., headquarted in Oshino-mura, Japan.