CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bonnie K. Smith has been named senior vice president, Information Technology, for Eaton’s Industrial Sector. Based in Cleveland, Ohio, Smith will report directly to Craig Arnold, vice chairman and chief operating officer, Industrial Sector. In this role, Smith will ensure that the Industrial Sector Information Technology organization drives investment and delivers solutions to improve manufacturing, engineering, customer relationship management and business intelligence.
“Bonnie is an accomplished technology leader with a track record of delivering superior business results,” said Arnold. “We believe her experience will help us further leverage our Information Technology resources to truly differentiate Eaton in the marketplace.”
Smith most recently served as vice president, Information Technology, for Thermo Fisher Scientific, Customer Channels (aka Fisher Scientific). Prior to this, she worked for Abbott, McKinsey & Company, Whirlpool and DuPont in a variety of Information Technology positions of increasing global responsibility.
Smith has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from Indiana University in Pennsylvania and a master’s degree in business administration with concentrations in international business and economics from the University of Chicago in Illinois.
Eaton is a power management company with 2013 sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more information, visit www.eaton.com.
