Paul Witherspoon is a British-born businessman with over 35 years of experience in Factory Automation.
Mr. Witherspoon is currently the Director of Project Management and a member of the executive committee of FATA Automation USA, reporting directly to the President and CEO. His responsibilities included corporate and project planning, program management and global operations.
Mr. Witherspoon started his professional career completing his apprenticeship in the nuclear and conventional power industry in the UK with studies in Engineering and Business; he has worked for Komatsu Europe, Rolls Royce Industrial Power Group and ABB Flexible Automation in England and Durr Systems in the USA, where he has held various project management positions in the field of robotic technologies and automation, working on contracts globally in automotive and aerospace industries.
Mr. Witherspoon joined FATA Automation in 1996 and has worked overseas as a Senior Manager in Italy, Germany, Poland, Canada, Mexico and USA, responsible for key account contracts in excess of $750 million US Dollars and has been based in Detroit, Michigan USA for the past 25 years.
Current role