Kurt McMaken

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Kurt McMaken is senior vice president, Operations Finance & FinanceTransformation, for Eaton, a power management company.

Kurt joined Eaton in 2001 in Corporate Development and Planning where he held positions of increasing responsibility, ultimately leading the function globally in addition to the Treasury function until 2011. From 2011 to 2013, he served as Vice President, Finance and Planning - EMEA for Eaton’s Electrical business, from 2013 to 2015 as Corporate President - EMEA, from 2015 to 2017 as the Senior Vice President - Electrical Sector Controller & Strategic Projects, and from 2017 to 2022 as the Senior Vice President of Finance and Planning for the Electrical Sector.

Prior to joining Eaton, Kurt worked for Pricewaterhouse Coopers, progressing through roles of increasing seniority.

Kurt holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Accounting from Georgetown University and an MBA in Strategy and Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.