Eaton has announced its strategic commitment to double the business in India by combining the legacy Cooper and former Eaton’s Electrical businesses. The company has further announced that Syed Sajjadh Ali has been named Managing Director, India, Electrical Sector Asia-Pacific, responsible for leading the complete electrical sector organization in India. He will report directly to Lou Rosen, Senior Vice-President, Power Quality, Electrical Sector Asia-Pacific and continue to be based in Pondicherry, India.
In his new role, Syed will be responsible for managing the activities for Power Distribution, Power Quality, Bussmann and Power Systems in India, including operations, sales, finance, and HR functions of the business in the country.
Lou Rosen said, I am pleased that Syed has taken this role to lead the Electrical business of Eaton in India. His extensive and rich experience, including his recent role at Cooper will help in strengthening the business. I wish him the best as he steps into this new role and I believe his contributions will play a crucial role in further consolidating the Power Quality and Power Distribution divisions of the business in India.
Eaton completed the acquisition of electrical equipment supplier Cooper Industries in November 2012. Syed was previously Managing Director of Cooper Bussman, India. He joined Cooper Bussman in 2008. He has experience of more than thirty years in the electrical industry. Prior to joining Cooper, Syed had held leadership roles in GE, Alstom, GEC and English Electric in India.
