Beckhoff USA appoints VP of sales

Beckhoff USA, Savage, Minn., has promoted Jake Schieffer to the newly created position of vice president of sales. Steve Boelte succeeds Schieffer in his former position of regional director – Midwest.

Schieffer began his career at Rockwell Automation in sales and engineering roles, served as sales manager – services for Eesco Distribution, and then became district sales manager for Kaman Automation. He joined Beckhoff USA in 2020. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and an MBA from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.