Taras G. Szmagala Jr

Terry Szmagala is executive vice president and chief legal officer for Eaton, a power management company.

Terry serves as counsel to Eaton’s executive management team and our Board of Directors, and leads the company’s global legal organization, including the Corporate Governance and Compliance functions.

Terry joined Eaton in 2007 as chief counsel for the Fluid Power Group. In 2009 he transitioned to the role of vice president and chief counsel of the Industrial Sector and later served as senior vice president, deputy general counsel for Eaton. In 2015, Terry was named senior vice president, Public and Community Affairs and Corporate Communications. In this capacity, he was responsible for representing Eaton with governments at the federal, state and local levels and had oversight of the company's community involvement and corporate contributions programs, as well as the global Corporate Communications and Marketing Communications teams.

Prior to joining Eaton, Terry worked as group counsel with Avery Dennison Corporation and as an attorney with Squire Patton Boggs in its Cleveland, Ohio, Washington, D.C., and Kyiv, Ukraine offices.

He has served in leadership roles in many community organizations and is currently serving on the boards of the United Way of Greater Cleveland, University Circle, Inc., and St. Ignatius High School.

Terry holds a B.A. degree from the University of Virginia and a J.D. degree from the University of Virginia School of Law.