Eaton Named Jeff Lowinger Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Industrial Sector

Date: April 15, 2013

CLEVELAND … Power management company Eaton has named Jeff Lowinger senior vice president and chief technology officer for the Industrial Sector. Lowinger will report directly to Craig Arnold, vice chairman and chief operating officer, Industrial Sector. In this role, Lowinger will be responsible for leading the technology road mapping for the sector and overseeing new product development.

"Jeff brings a wealth of experience in leading innovation and new product development in global operations," Arnold said. "We're excited to have Jeff join the Industrial Sector team."

Lowinger joins Eaton from Bell Helicopter, a division of Textron, where he served for the past five years as executive vice president, engineering, Xworx and Commercial Programs. Prior to joining Bell Helicopter, he spent 25 years with Boeing Rotocraft where he held a series of executive engineering and program leadership positions.

Lowinger is active in promoting science, technology, engineering and math serving on the advisory boards at Rutgers University, Concordia University, Texas Christian University and Penn State University.

He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Rutgers University.

Eaton is a power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. A global technology leader, Eaton acquired Cooper Industries plc in November 2012. The 2012 revenue of the combined companies was $21.8 billion on a pro forma basis. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.

Kelly Jasko, (440) 523-5304

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