The biographies and photos that appear below are excerpted from Eaton's 2007 Proxy Statement dated March 14, 2008.
Christopher M. Connor, 51, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company, a manufacturer of paint, architectural coatings, industrial finishes and associated supplies. Mr. Connor has held a number of executive positions at Sherwin-Williams since 1983. He became Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1999, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2000, and Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer in 2005. He relinquished the title of President in 2006. Mr. Connor is also a director of National City Corporation. Director since 2006
Michael J. Critelli, 59, is Executive Chairman of Pitney Bowes Inc., a provider of mailstream solutions. Director since 1998
Alexander M. Cutler, 56, is Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Eaton Corporation. Mr. Cutler joined Cutler-Hammer, Inc. in 1975, which was subsequently acquired by Eaton, and became President of Eaton’s Industrial Group in 1986 and President of the Controls Group in 1989. He advanced to Executive Vice President — Operations in 1991, was elected Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer — Controls in 1993, President and Chief Operating Officer in 1995, and assumed his present position in 2000. Mr. Cutler is also a director of KeyCorp. Director since 1993
Charles E. Golden, 61, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and a director of Eli Lilly and Company, an international developer, manufacturer and seller of pharmaceutical products, from 1996 until his retirement in 2006. Prior to joining Eli Lilly, he had been associated with General Motors Corporation since 1970, where he held a number of positions, including Corporate Vice President, Chairman and Managing Director of the Vauxhall Motors subsidiary and Corporate Treasurer. Mr. Golden is currently on the boards of Hillenbrand Industries and Unilever NV/PLC. He also serves as non-executive Chairman of Park Tudor School Trust. Director since 2007
Ernie Green, 69, is founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ernie Green Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of automotive components. He is also President of Florida Production Engineering, Inc., a subsidiary of Ernie Green Industries. He is a director of Pitney Bowes Inc. and Amantea Nonwovens LLC, and non-executive Chairman of the Foundation Board of Central State University. Director since 1995
Ned C. Lautenbach, 64, is a partner at Clayton, Dubilier & Rice, Inc., a private equity investment firm specializing in management buyouts. Before joining Clayton, Dubilier, Mr. Lautenbach was associated with IBM from 1968 until his retirement in 1998. At IBM, he held several executive positions and was a member of IBM’s Corporate Executive Committee. From 1999 to 2002, Mr. Lautenbach served as Chief Executive Officer of Acterna Corporation, a global provider of communications test equipment, software and services. He also served from 2000 to 2004 as Co-Chairman of Covansys, Inc., a global provider of business and technology solutions. Mr. Lautenbach is Lead Director of the Independent Board of Trustees of Fidelity Investments. Director since 1997
Deborah L. McCoy, 53, is an independent aviation safety consultant. She retired from Continental Airlines, Inc. in 2005, where she had served as Senior Vice President, Flight Operations since 1999. During part of 2005, Ms. McCoy also briefly served as the Chief Executive Officer of DJ Air Group, a start-up commercial airline company. Director since 2000
John R. Miller, 70, is Chairman of the Board of SIRVA, Inc., a provider of moving and relocation services, and Chairman of the Board of Graphic Packaging Corporation, a leading provider of paperboard packaging solutions to consumer products companies. He is also a Director of Cambrex Corporation. Mr. Miller was formerly President, Chief Operating Officer and a director of The Standard Oil Company from 1980 to 1986. He was a member of the Board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from 1986 to 1993, serving as its Chairman during the last two of those years. From 2002 to 2003 he was Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Petroleum Partners, Inc., a provider of outsourcing services to the petroleum industry. Director since 1985
Gregory R. Page, 56, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cargill, Incorporated, an international marketer, processor and distributor of agricultural, food, financial and industrial products and services. He was named Corporate Vice President & Sector President, Financial Markets and Red Meat Group of Cargill in 1998, Corporate Executive Vice President, Financial Markets and Red Meat Group in 1999, President and Chief Operating Officer in 2000 and became Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2007. Mr. Page is a director of Cargill, Incorporated. Director since 2003
Victor A. Pelson, 70, is the retired Chairman of Global Operations for AT&T. Mr. Pelson was an employee of AT&T from 1959 to 1996, where he held a number of executive positions including Group Executive and President responsible for the Communications Services Group, Executive Vice President and member of the Management Executive Committee. Mr. Pelson was also a member of the Board of Directors of AT&T. Mr. Pelson was a Senior Advisor to UBS Securities LLC and its predecessor investment banking companies from 1996 to 2007. Mr. Pelson is a director of Dun & Bradstreet and United Parcel Service. Director since 1994
Gary L. Tooker, 68, is an independent consultant and former Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Motorola, Inc., a manufacturer of electronics equipment. Mr. Tooker became Motorola’s President in 1990, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 1993 and Chairman in 1997. He retired from Motorola in 1999. Mr. Tooker is a director of Avnet, Inc. Director since 1992
