Eaton announced that Gerald Johnson has been elected to the company?s Board of Directors effective July 23, 2025. Johnson is the retired executive vice president, Global Manufacturing and Sustainability, of General Motors, where he led the company's global manufacturing operations, labor relations and sustainable workplace practices. Over the course of his career, spanning more than 40 years at GM, he oversaw safety, quality and productivity, and held several roles of increasing responsibility, including vice president, Manufacturing and Labor Relations, North America, and vice president, Global Operational Excellence.
He currently serves on the board of Caterpillar Inc.
Eaton Corporation plc is a diversified industrial group organized around 4 families of products:
- distribution, control and electric protection systems and component (71.1% of net sales): low tension electric appliances, breakers, UPS, modulators, industrial automatisms, etc.;
- aerospace systems (15.1%): fuel power systems, hydraulics and pneumatic systems for commercial and military aircrafts, men/machine interfaces, propellant systems, switching and electrical protection equipment, etc.;
- air managing systems for automotive engines (11.2%). The group also offers transmission systems for trucks;
- other (2.6%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (60.9%), Europe (18.2%), Asia-Pacific (9.9%), Latin America (6.8%) and Canada (4.2%).
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