Eaton appoints Syed Sajjadh Ali as managing director

Eaton has appointed Syed Sajjadh Ali as the managing director of Eaton, electrical sector, India, Asia Pacific.

Ali will be responsible for leading the complete electrical sector organization in India. He will report directly to Lou Rosen, senior VP, power quality, electrical sector , Asia-Pacific and continue to be based in Pondicherry.

"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," says Rosen.

"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." he added.

In his new role, Ali will be 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.

Ali joined Cooper Bussman in 2008. He has an experience of more than thirty years in the Electrical industry. Prior to joining Cooper, he had held leadership roles in GE, Alstom, GEC and English Electric in India. Ali holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and technology from Birla Institute of Technology and Science at Pilani.