PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation has named Revathi Advaithi president – Electrical Sector, Americas Region. In her new role, effective April 1, 2012, Advaithi will be responsible for the company’s electrical business in North, South and Central America. She will oversee manufacturing operations, sales, marketing, technology and product development for 12 divisions and $4.2 billion in revenues.
“Revathi’s global perspective and considerable knowledge of electrical business operations, coupled with her strong leadership capabilities, will help her to lead our continuing growth strategy in the Americas,” said Thomas S. Gross, vice chairman, chief operating officer, Eaton Corporation. “She has consistently demonstrated an outstanding ability to lead a large, dynamic and successful organization.”
Eaton, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a global technology leader in diversified power management solutions that make electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power operate more efficiently, effectively, safely and sustainably. Eaton’s Electrical Sector is positioned through its power distribution, power quality, industrial automation and power control products and services, to answer the electrical power management challenges of customers in the industrial, institutional, government, utility, commercial, residential, information technology and original equipment manufacturer markets. Over the last several years, the company has driven innovation in solar and wind power, smart grid, electric vehicle (EV) charging, and advanced services and solutions to optimize energy efficiency in data centers and other critical facilities.
“I look forward to helping guide Eaton’s Electrical Sector to continued growth with our existing and new customers. Eaton’s technology and solution leadership in energy management, electrical power efficiency and sustainability and reliability combined with our customer focused employees has been a powerful engine for growth,” said Advaithi. “I am excited to have the opportunity to lead such a diverse and growing organization.”
Advaithi first joined Eaton in 1995 in the Global Leadership Development Program as a manufacturing supervisor at the hydraulics facility in Shawnee, Oklahoma. She then held several operational roles before taking an international assignment as plant manager for the hydraulics facility in Havant, England. She left Eaton in 2002 to join Honeywell where she held several senior roles within the sourcing and supply chain functions before being appointed vice president and general manager of Honeywell’s Field Solutions business in 2006. Advaithi rejoined Eaton in 2008 as vice president and general manager for the Electrical Components Division. Since 2009, she served as president, Asia Pacific, Electrical Sector, based in Shanghai.
Advaithi has a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani, India, and a master of business administration in international business from Thunderbird – Garvin School of International Business in Glendale, Arizona.
Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader in power distribution, power quality, control and automation, power monitoring, and energy management products and services. Eaton is positioned, through its Cutler-Hammer®, Moeller®, Powerware®, Holec®, MEM®, and Santak® global electrical product series, to answer today’s most critical electrical power management challenges.
Eaton Corporation is a diversified power management company with more than 100 years of experience providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. With 2011 sales of $16.0 billion, Eaton is a global technology leader in electrical components and systems for power quality, distribution and control; hydraulics components, systems and services for industrial and mobile equipment; aerospace fuel, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military use; and truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems for performance, fuel economy and safety. Eaton has approximately 73,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 150 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.
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