Bala Appalla

Bala Appalla is a manufacturing strategy leader at Eaton, bringing over 20 years of experience in operations and strategy within the manufacturing sector. Bala previously held significant roles at Collins Aerospace and UTC Aerospace Systems, where responsibilities included operations strategy, cost management, and engineering leadership. Prior to that, Bala served as an engineering team lead at Caterpillar Inc. and worked as a design engineer at Modern Engineering. Bala earned a Master's degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Bachelor of Technology from Sri Venkateswara University.