EATON is a diversified power management company for electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical applications.

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Eaton

Kurt McMaken is the Senior Vice President of Operations Finance and Finance Transformation at Eaton. Kurt has been with the company since August 2001 and has been in their current role since August 2012. Prior to their current role, McMaken served as the Audit Manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers from August 1992 to June 1999.

Kurt McMaken has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting from [Georgetown University](/org/georgetown-university) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Finance, General and Strategy from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Some of their coworkers include Christina Bosserd - SVP, Internal Audit, Katrina R. Redmond - SVP, CIO, and Rogerio Branco - SVP, Supply Chain Management. Kurt Mcmaken reports to Craig Arnold, Chairman & CEO.

Kurt Mcmaken

Kaveh Rashidi-Yazd joined as Vice President and Chief Counsel for IP, Digital, Innovation & Technology in May 2022. Prior to this, Kaveh was Head of the US IP Department, Division IP Counsel, and Lead Global IP Counsel at [Siemens Energy](/org/siemens-energy).
 

Kaveh Rashidi-Yazd

Tim Darkes is the current President of EMEA - Corporate & Electrical at Eaton. Tim has previously held positions as Senior Vice President & General Manager of Power Quality & Emerging Markets at Eaton, and as President of Envrionmental & Energy Solutions and Vice President & General Manager of ECC EMEA at [Honeywell](/org/honeywell).

Darkes began their career in the power management industry with Eaton in July 2017. In their role as Senior Vice President & General Manager of Power Quality & Emerging Markets, they were responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of strategies to grow the power quality business globally. Tim also played a key role in expanding Eaton's presence in emerging markets.

In August 2015, Darkes left Eaton to join [Honeywell](/org/honeywell) as President of Envrionmental & Energy Solutions. In this role, they were responsible for overseeing the global operations of the business, which included multiple channels and more than 15,000 employees. Tim was also responsible for expanding [Honeywell](/org/honeywell)'s presence in the energy efficiency market.

 Darkes returned to Eaton in July 2017 to take on the role of President of EMEA - Corporate & Electrical. In this role, they are responsible for overseeing the company's operations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.

Tim Darkes has a Bachelor of Engineering from [Oxford Brookes University](/org/oxford-brookes-university) and is certified from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in CEng and MIMechE.

Tim Darkes reports to Brian S. Brickhouse, President, Electrical Systems & Services Group. Some of their coworkers include Howard Liu - President, Electrical - APAC.

Tim Darkes

Olivier Leonetti is the current director at Eaton. Olivier has also previously worked at [Zebra Technologies](/org/zebra-technologies) and [Western Digital](/org/western-digital). At [Zebra Technologies](/org/zebra-technologies), they served as the chief finance officer and chief information officer. Olivier was part of the team turn around effort that led to a fourfold increase in stock appreciation over four years. Olivier also managed a company-wide productivity initiative that resulted in a 3% increase in EBITDA rate. At [Western Digital](/org/western-digital), they served as the chief financial officer and executive vice president. Olivier was responsible for repositioning the strategy and operating model of the enterprise, which included disinvestments, transformation of the company culture, and multiple acquisitions. Olivier also implemented leading cash flow, balance sheet, and cost optimization programs.

Olivier Leonetti has a Master in Internal Audit from Aix-Marseille Graduate School of Management - IAE, an Accounting and Finance degree from ICAEW, an MBA from Grenoble IAE and a Master in Economics and Finance from Aix-Marseille University.

Olivier Leonetti

Craig Arnold

Kirsten Park is currently the SVP of Treasury at Eaton. Kirsten has over 15 years of experience in the financial industry, with a focus on derivatives and foreign exchange exposure. Kirsten started their career at Lehman Brothers as an Associate in 2002. Kirsten then moved to [Credit Suisse](/org/credit-suisse) in 2005, where they became Vice President. In 2008, Kirsten joined Eaton Corporation as Senior Manager of Derivatives. Kirsten was promoted to their current role in 2012. Kirsten has a proven track record of mitigating currency risks and providing training to financial controllers on how to identify and managecurrency risks.

Kirsten Park attended the University of Arizona, where they earned a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration. Kirsten then went on to earn an MA in International Economics from The Johns Hopkins University - Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Kirsten Park works with Yan Jin - SVP, Investor Relations, Mary Kim Elkins - SVP Taxes, and Daniel Hopgood - SVP, Controller. Kirsten Park reports to Thomas B. Okray, EVP, CFO.

Kirsten Park

Daniel Hopgood is the Senior Vice President and Controller at Eaton. Daniel has over 20 years of experience in finance and accounting.

Daniel started their career at PricewaterhouseCoopers as a Manager from 1994 to 1997. Daniel then moved to Delphi Automotive Systems where they were in charge of External Reporting from 1997 to 1998. In 1999, they joined [MSX International](/org/msx-international-inc) as the Corporate Controller and held that position until 2006. Daniel then joined [Meritor](/org/meritor) in 2007 as the Vice President of Aftermarket Americas, a position they held until 2012. Daniel has been with Eaton since 2013.

Daniel is a Certified Public Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the University of Michigan.

Daniel Hopgood completed their undergraduate degree in accounting at Oakland University. Daniel then went on to pursue a career in finance, working for various companies in the industry.

Their manager is Thomas B. Okray, EVP, CFO. They work with Harpreet Saluja - SVP, Corporate Development & Planning, Kirsten Park - SVP, Treasury, and Mary Kim Elkins - SVP Taxes.

Daniel Hopgood

Mary Kim Elkins is the SVP Taxes at Eaton. Prior to their current position, Elkins was with Achievement Center for Children, Beck Center for the Arts, and [Cardinal Health](/org/cardinal-health). Elkins has been in the tax industry for over 25 years and has experience with both domestic and international taxation.

Mary Kim Elkins has a Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School and a Bachelor's degree in Accounting from [Troy University](/org/troy-university). Mary is also certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a member of the Ohio Bar and by the Accountancy Board of Ohio as a Certified Public Accountant.

Their manager is Thomas B. Okray, EVP, CFO. They are on a team with Yan Jin - SVP, Investor Relations, Kirsten Park - SVP, Treasury, and Harpreet Saluja - SVP, Corporate Development & Planning.

Mary Kim Elkins

Brian S. Brickhouse is currently the President of the Electrical Systems & Services Group at Eaton. Prior to this, they were with Eaton Corporation from May 2008 to July 2012 where they served as the Senior Vice President/General Manager of the Distributed Power Quality Division.

Brian S. Brickhouse earned their Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from [Northwestern University](/org/northwestern-university).

Some individuals on their team include Howard Liu - President, Electrical - APAC, Tim Darkes - President, EMEA - Corporate & Electrical. Brian S. Brickhouse reports to Craig Arnold, Chairman & CEO. Brian S. Brickhouse works with Kurt Mcmaken - SVP, Operations Finance & Finance Transformation, Thomas B. Okray - EVP, CFO, and Deborah R. Severs - SVP, Global Ethics & Compliance.

Brian S. Brickhouse

Harpreet Saluja is the SVP of Corporate Development & Planning at Eaton. Harpreet has over 20 years of experience in the corporate sector. Harpreet began their career in 1991 as a Manager, Marketing at Eshaan Exports. In 1994 they moved to [Tenneco](/org/tenneco) where they worked as the Global Integration Manager until 1998. Harpreet joined Eaton in 1999 and has been with the company for over 21 years.

Harpreet Saluja has a Master in Business Administration from the University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business, a Bachelor of Law from Panjab University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Psychology from Panjab University. Harpreet is licensed to practice law by the Bar Council of India.

Harpreet Saluja reports to Thomas B. Okray, EVP, CFO. They are on a team with Daniel Hopgood - SVP, Controller, Kirsten Park - SVP, Treasury, and Yan Jin - SVP, Investor Relations.

Harpreet Saluja

Aravind was named executive vice president and chief digital officer in January 2020. 

He joined Eaton from Itron, Inc., a leader in delivering IoT solutions for the utilities and cities industry segments, where he was most recently senior vice president and general manager of the Outcomes Business. Prior to this, he served in a number of senior leadership roles at [Schneider Electric](/org/schneider-electric), Invensys and Tyco, leading product management, marketing, solution development, business development, digitalization and services.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering, electronics and instrumentation from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India, and a master’s degree in computer science from [Texas A&M University](/org/texas-a-m-university), College Station, Texas.

Aravind Yarlagadda

Monica Gomez

Napoli is the executive chairman of the Board of Directors of Schindler Holding AG (NASDAQ:SCHN), one of the world’s leading providers of elevators, escalators, and related services. He also serves as chairman and president of the Board of Directors of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce.

Silvio Napoli

Former Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Eaton

Heath Monesmith

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](/org/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](/org/university-of-virginia) and a J.D. degree from the [University of Virginia](/org/university-of-virginia) School of Law.

Taras G. Szmagala Jr

Branco has more than 20 years of Eaton experience. Most recently, he held the position of director of Operations, Vehicle Group, South America, managing all aspects of operations and supply chain management. He had previously served as the group’s director, Supply Chain Management.

Earlier in his career, Branco served as plant manager in the Vehicle Group’s Truck operations in Pune, India, and a product line manager in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. He joined Eaton in 1993 and held roles in various functions including accounting, corporate
business development, and manufacturing.

Branco holds a degree in mechanical engineering from University of Sao Paulo and a Master of Business Administration in finance management from University of Campinas in Brazil.

Rogerio Branco

In this role, Redmond will be responsible for the development and execution of Eaton’s global enterprise-wide information technology strategy.

Redmond joins Eaton from [Hubbell](/org/hubbell), where she served as vice president and CIO responsible for the information technology strategy and digital advancement capabilities. Prior to this, she served in senior vice president and CIO roles for ABB/GE Industrial Solutions and GE Grid Solutions. She has also held leadership roles of increasing responsibility at GE Plastics, GE Polymershapes and GE Supply.

Redmond holds bachelor’s degrees in biology and psychology from the [University of Georgia](/org/university-of-georgia) in Athens, Georgia, and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from Southern Polytechnic State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Redmond and her family will relocate to Cleveland, Ohio.

Katrina R. Redmond

Robert Pragada is the president and chief operating officer of Jacobs Engineering Group, a professional and technical solutions company that provides consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services for the government and private sector. In this role, he has executive oversight of the company’s global operations, which consist of the Aerospace, Technology, and Nuclear, and Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities lines of business. Prior to joining Jacobs in 2016, Mr. Pragada served as president and chief executive officer of The Brock Group, Inc. from 2014-2016. He also served in various senior management roles for Jacobs from 2006-2014 and for Kinetic Systems, Inc. from 1998-2006. Mr. Pragada was a naval officer in the United States Navy from 1990-1998. He serves on the boards of Riggs Distler & Company, HydroChemPSC, U.S.-India Business Council, Dallas Regional Chamber, and the US Naval Academy Foundation.

Robert Pragada

Howard Liu

Okray joined Eaton from W.W. Grainger where he was senior vice president and chief financial officer. Throughout his career, Okray has held various leadership roles including executive vice president and chief financial officer for [Advance Auto Parts](/org/advance-auto-parts); vice president, Finance, Global Customer Fulfillment at Amazon; and chief financial officer, Global Product Development, Purchasing and Supply Chain at [General Motors](/org/general-motors).

Okray holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from [Michigan State University](/org/michigan-state-university) and an MBA from the University of Chicago.

Thomas B. Okray

Joe Rodgers

Mike Gallant

Lori J. Ryerkerk is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company. Prior to joining Celanese Corporation in 2019, Ms. Ryerkerk served as executive vice president of global manufacturing of Shell Downstream Inc., a business of Royal Dutch Shell plc. She served as senior vice president, refining, supply and terminals at Hess Corporation. Prior to that, she spent 24 years with ExxonMobil and served in a variety of operational and senior leadership roles. Director since 2020.

Lori J. Ryerkerk

Christina Bosserd

Darryl Wilson is the founder, chairman and president of The Wilson Collective, a business advisory and investment firm that invests in startup companies and provides advisory services to clients in the power generation, industrial, material supply and consumer segments. Prior to founding the organization in 2018, he worked for more than 25 years in global leadership roles at General Electric Company and held a number of leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president of commercial, GE Power division, vice president and chief commercial officer of GE Energy Connections, and president and chief executive officer of GE Aeroderivative Gas Turbines. He is director of NextEra Energy, Inc. and is a member of the board of the [Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas](/org/federal-reserve-bank-of-dallas), Houston branch, and Genserve, Inc. He also serves on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including The Kinkaid School, Julia C. Hester House, and Good Reason Houston. 

Darryl Wilson

Nandakumar Cheruvatath

Yan Jin

Raja Macha is the executive vice president and chief technology officer at Eaton. He joined Eaton in December of 2020.

Prior to joining Eaton, Macha served as senior vice president and chief technology officer for Schneider Electric’s Industrial Automation business and as vice president, research and development and chief technology officer for the company’s Process Automation business. Prior to his roles with Schneider Electric, Macha served as chief operating officer for Geometric Limited, an engineering services and products company; as director of enterprise solutions and services with Tata consultancy services; and in several operations and planning roles with Tata Motors.

Macha earned his master’s diploma in business administration (MDBA) in systems, operations and production management from the Institute of Management Development and Research in Pune, India, and his bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee, India. He holds two patents on distributed computing technology.



Raja Macha

Ernest W. Marshall Jr

João V. Faria

Harold Jones 

Retired President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Sandra Pianalto

Dorothy C. Thompson

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cargill, Incorporated

Gregory R. Page

Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, The Sherwin-Williams Company

Christopher M. Connor

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Smith Graham & Co., and former lead independent director of Cooper Industries plc

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