GALESBURG, MI- Truck component manufacturer Eaton has named Pavan Pattada president of the company’s North American truck business as of January 2015.

Pattada, who most recently served as senior vice president, Corporate Supply Chain Management for Eaton, will report to Ken Davis, president, Vehicle Group.

“Pavan’s success in key roles at Eaton along with his range of experiences in operational and strategic roles, his time spent in the truck business, and his focus on customers makes him the right person to lead our North American Truck team,” Davis said.

Pattada joined Eaton in 2002 as the director of global sourcing for Corporate Supply Chain Management, was named general manager of Eaton’s Truck business in India in 2005, and in 2009 became director of operations for North American Truck.

Before joining Eaton, Pattada held a series of managerial and consulting positions with Deloitte Consulting in Cleveland, Ohio, and was a chief officer, Ship Operations with Dole Fresh Fruit, Inc. in Costa Rica.