Eaton Electric Ltd
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Melanie Hulbert, +44 (0)1582 390980
Karen Shaw, +44 (0)161 6558988
Eaton’s Electrical Sector Announces New Appointments To Its EMEA
Leadership Team
Eaton today announced changes and new appointments to the Europe, Middle East & Africa
(EMEA) leadership team of its Electrical Sector business.
Enzo Strappazzon has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of the
newly-formed Industrial Control and Protection Division. Strappazzon will be responsible for
driving the strategic growth of this new division which will include the Industrial Control and
Automation Division and Eaton’s Bussmann fuse business in EMEA.
Previously, Strappazzon was Vice President and General Manager for Eaton’s Bussmann
and Power Systems Divisions as well as the Martek Power and Power Systems Businesses
within Eaton’s EMEA Electrical Sector business.
Additionally, Mike Longman has been named Senior Vice President and General Manager of
the newly-formed Power Quality and Electronics Division for EMEA. Longman will be
responsible for driving the strategic growth of the business including completion of the
integration of a number of legacy brands under the Bussmann banner, including Martek
Power, Sefelec and Semelec. Most recently, Longman was Senior Vice President, Global
Marketing, Electrical Sector, based in Cleveland, Ohio.
Lastly, Cyrille Brisson has been named Vice President of Marketing for EMEA with
responsibility for driving segment orientated campaigns, brand building and demand
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generation strategies across all product, service and solution offerings for Eaton’s Electrical
Sector. Mostly recently, Brisson held the position of Vice President, Power Quality Division,
Electrical EMEA.
“Eaton has grown rapidly since 2000 as a result of 65 acquisitions, including the
transformational $13 billion acquisition of Cooper Industries in 2012,” said Frank Campbell,
President, Electrical Sector EMEA. “As part of the ongoing integration of the former Cooper
businesses and to better meet customer requirements, we have formed the new business
units – Industrial Control and Protection and Power Quality and Electronics. Furthermore,
with a newly formed central marketing function under Cyrille’s leadership, we are making a
significant investment to help build the Eaton brand in EMEA. I look forward to working with
Enzo, Mike, Cyrille and the rest of my team to realize the company’s ambitious growth
objectives in the region.”
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Editor’s Notes
Eaton’s electrical business is a global leader with expertise in power distribution and circuit
protection; backup power protection; control and automation; lighting and security; structural
solutions and wiring devices; solutions for harsh and hazardous environments; and
engineering services. Eaton is positioned through its global solutions to answer today’s most
critical electrical power management challenges.
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 103,000
employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries. For more
information, visit www.eaton.uk.com/electrical
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