{"id":"73e3a059-63a1-4a55-8890-469a81a56dad","slug":"paulo-ruiz","name":"Paulo Ruiz","bioBrief":"Chief Executive Officer of Eaton Corporation, a global intelligent power management company, since June 1, 2025. Appointed President and COO on September 2, 2024, and joined the board of directors at the same time. Previously served as president of Eaton's Industrial Sector (Aerospace, Vehicle, Mobility, Filtration, Golf Pride) and as president of Energy Solutions and Services, Americas. Joined Eaton in 2019 after 18+ years at Siemens (including CEO of Dresser-Rand and segment head for high voltage products) and 6 years at Fiat. Brazilian-born; holds a master's from Fundação Dom Cabral and a bachelor's in electrical engineering from FEI in São Paulo.","priorExits":null,"nationality":"Brazilian","verificationPosture":null,"aliases":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/company/news-insights/news-releases/2024/eaton-names-paulo-ruiz-president-and-coo-effective-september-2--.html","name":"Eaton","title":"Eaton names Paulo Ruiz president and COO"},{"url":"https://www.eaton.com/us/en-us/company/about-us/leadership-team/corporate-officers/paulo-ruiz.html","title":"Paulo Ruiz — Eaton Leadership","sourceName":"Eaton (official)"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-08-14T22:44:50.122Z","updatedAt":"2026-08-16T00:57:01.418Z","educations":[],"companyRoles":[{"id":"a28f59fb-32d5-4436-8321-5499d4c30464","personId":"73e3a059-63a1-4a55-8890-469a81a56dad","companyId":"43d3baa7-697a-4f4b-8cde-bc922c7be039","role":"ceo","roleTitle":"CEO","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"currentRole":true,"roleBasis":null,"createdAt":"2026-08-14T22:44:50.525Z","company":{"slug":"eaton","name":"Eaton Corporation"}}],"boardRoles":[],"investorRoles":[],"foundings":[]}