Paulo Ruiz

Paulo Ruiz is president and chief operating officer of Eaton, a global intelligent power management company. He became president and COO on September 2, 2024 and also joined the company’s board of directors at that same time.

Effective June 1, 2025, Paulo will become the chief executive officer of Eaton.

Previously, Paulo served as the president and chief operating officer of the Industrial Sector at Eaton where he was responsible for the Aerospace, Vehicle, eMobility, Filtration, and Golf Pride businesses, as well as the company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific, Central and South American regions.

Paulo was also president, Energy Solutions and Services, Americas for Eaton’s Electrical Sector and served as president of Eaton’s Hydraulics Group.

Before joining Eaton in 2019, Paulo spent over 18 years at Siemens serving in a variety of strategic positions around the world including CEO of several business divisions over time like CEO of Dresser-Rand; High Voltage Bushings, Instrument Transformers and Coils. Prior to Siemens, Paulo spent six years in operations, commercial, and engineering roles at Fiat.

Paulo has a master’s degree in business management from Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from FEI in São Paulo, Brazil. He also completed the post-MBA program at Kellogg School of Management at Fundação Dom Cabral and the Graduate Development Programme with Isvor Fiat in Turin, Italy.