Board of Directors – Eaton Corporation plc

Craig Arnold - chairman, Eaton Corporation plc and chief executive officer, Eaton Corporation

Craig Arnold is chairman of the company and chief executive officer of Eaton Corporation. Mr. Arnold joined Eaton in 2000 as senior vice president and group executive of the Fluid Power Group. He was vice chairman and chief operating officer of the Industrial Sector until August 2015 and president and chief operating officer until June 2016. He currently serves on the boards of Medtronic plc, University Hospitals Health System and The Business Roundtable. He is a member of The Business Council and serves as a director of The Greater Cleveland Partnership and the United Way of Greater Cleveland. Mr. Arnold also serves as an advisory board member of the Salvation Army of Greater Cleveland. Director since 2015.

Christopher M. Connor - retired chairman and chief executive officer, The Sherwin-Williams Company

Christopher M. Connor is the retired chairman and chief executive officer of The Sherwin-Williams Company, a global manufacturer of paint, architectural coatings, industrial finishes and associated supplies. Mr. Connor held a number of executive positions at Sherwin-Williams since 1983. He became chief executive officer in 1999, chairman and chief executive officer in 2000, and executive chairman in 2016. He serves on the boards of International Paper, Yum Brands, Playhouse Square Foundation and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Director since 2006 and lead director.

Olivier Leonetti - executive vice president and chief financial officer, Johnson Controls International plc

Olivier Leonetti is the executive vice president and chief financial officer of Johnson Controls International plc, a global leader in building technology and connected solutions for fire, HVAC and security equipment for buildings. Prior to joining Johnson Controls in 2020, he served as chief financial officer of Zebra Technologies Corporation and Western Digital Corporation. He also served as vice president, finance, Global Commercial Organization, Amgen, Inc. and held various senior finance positions of increasing responsibility at Dell, Inc. Mr. Leonetti is a board member of Junior Achievement of Chicago. Director since 2019.

Deborah L. McCoy - independent aviation safety consultant

Deborah L. McCoy 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.

Silvio Napoli - chairman and chief executive officer, Schindler Holding Ltd.

Silvio Napoli is chairman and chief executive officer of Schindler Holding Ltd., one of the world’s leading providers of elevators, escalators and related services. He joined the Schindler Group in 1994. During his time with the company, he served in a number of leadership roles including director of corporate development, president and chief executive officer of Schindler India and president of Asia-Pacific. He previously worked for The Dow Chemical Company in Europe. Mr. Napoli is the chairman and president of the Board of Directors of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce. Director since 2019.

Gregory R. Page - retired chairman and chief executive officer, Cargill, Incorporated

Gregory R. Page is the retired 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, and president and chief operating officer in 2000. He became chairman and chief executive officer in 2007 and was named executive chairman in 2013. Mr. Page served as executive director from 2015 to 2016, until his retirement from Cargill. Mr. Page is a director of 3M Company and Deere & Company, and is non-executive chairman and a director of Corteva, Inc.  He is a director and past non-executive chair of the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Mr. Page is a former director of Carlson and past president and a board member of the Northern Star Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Director since 2003.

Sandra Pianalto - retired president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland

Sandra Pianalto served as president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland from February 2003 until her retirement in June 2014. She joined the bank in 1983 as an economist in the research department. She was appointed assistant vice president of public affairs in 1984, vice president and secretary to the board of directors in 1988, and vice president and chief operating officer in 1993. Before joining the bank, Ms. Pianalto was an economist at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and served on the staff of the Budget Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. She is currently a director of The J.M. Smucker Company and Prudential Financial, Inc. Ms. Pianalto is an executive in residence at the University of Akron. She is a lifetime trustee and past chair of the board of University Hospitals Health System and life director and past chair of the board of United Way of Greater Cleveland. Director since 2014. 

Robert Pragada - president and chief operating officer, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.

Robert Pragada is the president and chief operating officer of Jacobs Engineering Group, a professional and technical solutions company that provides consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery services for the government and private sector. In this role, he has executive oversight of the company’s global operations, which consist of the Aerospace, Technology, and Nuclear, and Buildings, Infrastructure and Advanced Facilities lines of business. Prior to joining Jacobs in 2016, Mr. Pragada served as president and chief executive officer of The Brock Group, Inc. from 2014-2016. He also served in various senior management roles for Jacobs from 2006-2014 and for Kinetic Systems, Inc. from 1998-2006.  Mr. Pragada was a naval officer in the United States Navy from 1990-1998. He serves on the boards of Dallas Regional Chamber and the US Naval Academy Foundation. Director since 2021.

Lori J. Ryerkerk - chairman, president and chief executive officer, Celanese Corporation

Lori J. Ryerkerk is the chairman, president and chief executive officer of Celanese Corporation, a global chemical and specialty materials company. Prior to joining Celanese Corporation in 2019, Ms. Ryerkerk served as executive vice president of global manufacturing of Shell Downstream Inc., a business of Royal Dutch Shell plc. She served as senior vice president, refining, supply and terminals at Hess Corporation. Prior to that, she spent 24 years with ExxonMobil and served in a variety of operational and senior leadership roles. Director since 2020.

Gerald B. Smith - chairman and chief executive officer, Smith Graham & Co.

Gerald B. Smith was a director of Cooper Industries plc from 2000 until 2012 and served as lead independent director of Cooper Industries plc since 2007. He is chairman and chief executive officer of Smith Graham & Co., an investment management firm that he founded in 1990. Prior to launching Smith Graham, he served as senior vice president and director of fixed income for Underwood Neuhaus & Company. He was a member of the Board of Trustees and chair of the Investment Oversight Committee for The Charles Schwab Family of Funds from 1990 until 2020. Mr. Smith is a director of ONEOK, Inc. and a director and chair of the Investment Committee of the New York Life Insurance Company. He is chairman of the Texas Southern University Foundation, a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, and a member of the Board of Trustees of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Director since 2012.

Dorothy C. Thompson - retired chief executive, Drax Group plc

Dorothy C. Thompson CBE is the retired chief executive and director of Drax Group plc, an international electricity and energy company, where she served from 2005 until her retirement in 2017. Before joining Drax, Ms. Thompson managed InterGen NV’s European power business, was assistant group treasurer at Powergen plc and worked at CDC Capital Partners, the private sector arm of the British government’s aid program. Ms. Thompson is a member of the Court of Directors of the Bank of England, where she is also Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and Senior Independent Director. She served from 2018 through 2021 as the non-executive chair of Tullow Oil plc, the London Stock Exchange listed oil exploration and production company. She was a director of Johnson Matthey Plc from 2007 through 2016. Director since 2016.

Darryl Wilson - founder, chairman and president, The Wilson Collective

Darryl Wilson is the founder, chairman and president of The Wilson Collective, a business advisory and investment firm that invests in startup companies and provides advisory services to clients in the power generation, industrial, material supply and consumer segments. Prior to founding the organization in 2018, he worked for more than 25 years in global leadership roles at General Electric Company and held a number of leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president of commercial, GE Power division, vice president and chief commercial officer of GE Energy Connections, and president and chief executive officer of GE Aeroderivative Gas Turbines. He is director of NextEra Energy, Inc. and is a member of the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston branch, and Genserve, Inc. He also serves on the boards of The Kinkaid School, the Houston Endowment, and Good Reason Houston. Director since 2021.