Eaton Names Pavan Pattada President, Vehicle Group, North America

Power management company Eaton announced that Pavan Pattada has been named president, Vehicle Group, North America, reporting to Ken Davis, president, Vehicle Group.

Pattada most recently served as president, Truck North America, Vehicle Group. He will be based in Galesburg and Southfield, Michigan.

He joined Eaton in 2002 as the director of global sourcing for Corporate Supply Chain Management, was named general manager of Eaton’s Truck business in India in 2005, and in 2009 became director of operations for North American Truck.

Prior to his most recent position with Eaton, Pattada was the vice president of business development for the Industrial Sector. Before joining Eaton, Pattada held a series of managerial and consulting positions with Deloitte Consulting in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a chief officer, Ship Operations with Dole Fresh Fruit, Inc. in Costa Rica.

Pattada holds a master’s degree in strategy and administration from Duke University in North Carolina, and a bachelor’s degree from L.B.S. College of Advanced Maritime Studies in Mumbai, India.

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