Eaton Appoints Director of Marketing, Electrical Canada

Umesh Patel

Umesh Patel has been appointed Director of Marketing, Electrical Canada, for Eaton’s Electrical Systems and Services Group. He will be responsible for leading, driving and executing the marketing strategy for the Canadian division.

This role has been expanded to include the marketing activities for Power Quality, together with those of the Power Distribution, Industrial Control and Engineering Services businesses. Umesh will report directly to Steve Boccadoro, Sr. VP-GM, and will be located in Burlington, Ontario.

Prior to joining Eaton, Umesh held roles of increasing responsibility at Honeywell in business development, sales, and strategy development. Umesh holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Waterloo and a Masters of Engineering degree from the University of Toronto.

In his most recent role, Umesh led Eaton’s Power Quality business in Canada.

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