Berardino Baratta Named MxD CEO
Baratta is currently MxD’s vice president of projects and engineering. He officially assumes his new role on July 1.
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MxD’s next CEO Berardino Baratta. Photo Credit: MxD
MxD, the national digital manufacturing and cybersecurity institute, has named Berardino Baratta its next CEO. Baratta is currently MxD’s vice president of projects and engineering and he will officially assume his new role on July 1. Current CEO Chandra Brown is retiring and will serve as a part-time adviser to the organization through the end of 2022.
“MxD was looking for another inspiring leader, one who has the right combination of technology, manufacturing and public sector experience,” says Mary Isbister, president of GenMet Corp. and chairperson of the MxD board. “Berardino not only met our criteria but he brings a wealth of institutional knowledge about MxD and insight from his prior experience in software and product development. His experience makes him a perfect fit to continue to lead MxD on the path of innovation, growth and success in the manufacturing industry.”
In his role as vice president of projects and engineering, the Institute says Baratta has worked closely with MxD’s partners and internal teams to develop, test and commercialize advanced Industry 4.0 concepts and manufacturing technologies aimed at increasing innovation, capacity and efficiency among U.S. manufacturers. During his tenure, Baratta grew the projects portfolio from 23 to 63, including two supply chain risk alert projects.
Baratta has more than 25 years of diverse experience, including recent roles as senior director of technology strategy for MxD; CEO of Potentia Analytics, an artificial intelligence health care startup; and general manager of Freescale Semiconductor’s Multimedia Applications Division. Prior to those roles, he led the strategy, marketing and business development team for Freescale’s Wireless and Mobile Systems Group. He began his career with Metrowerks Corp., a provider of software development tools, where he led engineering through the company’s growth from startup to public corporation through acquisition by Motorola Inc.
