Eaton – Eaton names Kaled Awada executive vice president and chief human resources officer
DUBLIN – Intelligent power management company Eaton (NYSE:ETN) today announced that Kaled Awada has been named executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective October 6, 2025.
In this role, Awada will be responsible for leading Eaton’s global end-to-end talent strategy, encompassing leadership and organizational development, compensation and benefits, and employee experience from talent acquisition to retention. He will report to Paulo Ruiz, chief executive officer, and will join the company’s executive leadership team.
Awada joins Eaton from PG&E, where he served as executive vice president and chief people officer and led people strategy including talent acquisition, total rewards, labor relations, coworker growth and development, and change management. Previously, he held the role of executive vice president and chief human resources officer for Tenneco, one of the world’s leading producers of automotive products. Before Tenneco, Awada led the human resources functions at Aptiv across multiple global divisions. He also previously spent nearly a decade at Eaton, holding roles of increasing responsibility across electrical, industrial, corporate and regional HR teams.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Kaled, a familiar name to many at our organization, back to Eaton,” said Ruiz. “His diverse experience across the full breadth of human resource disciplines, deep understanding of business operations and values-based leadership approach will have a meaningful impact at Eaton. I’m confident that Kaled’s experience in designing talent strategies that align strategy, people and customers, along with his skills for driving culture at moments of change, will bring a fresh perspective as we continue to lead, invest and execute for growth.”
Awada holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Organizational Management from The Ohio State University and certifications from CHRO Association and the Center of Executive Compensation.
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More information on Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E): https://www.pge.com/ + Pacific Gas and Electric Company, incorporated in California in 1905, is one of the largest utility companies in the United States. Based in Oakland, the company is part of PG&E Corporation.
There are approximately 23,000 employees who carry out Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s primary business—the transmission and delivery of energy. The company provides natural gas and electric service to approximately 16 million people throughout a 70,000-square-mile service area in northern and central California.
Pacific Gas and Electric Company and other energy companies in the state are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. The CPUC was created by the state Legislature in 1911.
Fast Facts:
- PG&E service area stretches from Eureka in the north to Bakersfield in the south, and from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Sierra Nevada in the east.
- 106,681 circuit miles of electric distribution lines and 18,466 circuit miles of interconnected transmission lines.
- 42,141 miles of natural gas distribution pipelines and 6,438 miles of transmission pipelines.
- 5.5 million electric customer accounts.
- 4.5 million natural gas customer accounts.
More information on Patricia (Patti) K. Poppe (Chief Executive Officer, PG&E Corporation): https://www.pgecorp.com/about/officers/corporation-directors.html + https://www.linkedin.com/in/pattipoppe/
More information on Tenneco: https://www.tenneco.com/ + Tenneco is a global leader in the design, manufacturing and marketing of automotive products for original equipment and aftermarket customers. Through its DRiV, Performance Solutions, Clean Air, Powertrain and Champion® Ignition business groups, Tenneco drives advancements in global mobility by providing technology solutions across multiple sectors.
More information on Jim Voss (Chief Executive Officer, Tenneco): https://www.tenneco.com/about-us/our-leadership + https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-voss-tenneco/
More information on Aptiv: https://www.aptiv.com/ + Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) is a leading global technology company serving transportation, aerospace and defense, telecommunications, and industrial markets. We deliver world-class products, platforms, and full-system solutions that solve our customers’ toughest challenges through the Aptiv, Wind River, HellermannTyton, Intercable Automotive Solutions, and Winchester Interconnect brands. Our industry-leading sensor-to-cloud portfolio supports mission-critical systems globally, enabling a software-defined future that is safe, green, and connected.
Aptiv’s unique position as the only provider of both the brain (software and compute) and nervous system (power and data distribution) of the vehicle allows us to conceive, specify and deliver the advanced vehicle architectures of the future.
- 49 Countries
- 11 Technical centers
- 140 Manufacturing facilities
- 1900,000+ Employees
More information on Kevin P. Clark (Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Aptiv): https://ir.aptiv.com/investors/governance/senior-leadership/default.aspx + https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinclarkaptiv/