Heath Monesmith

Heath Monesmith is president and chief operating officer, Electrical Sector, for Eaton, a global intelligent power management company.

In this role, Heath is responsible for the company’s global electrical business, and has corporate responsibility for Eaton’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Prior to his current position, Heath served as president and chief operating officer for Eaton’s Industrial Sector, where he was responsible for the company’s Aerospace, Hydraulics, Vehicle, Filtration, eMobility and Golf Pride businesses as well as the company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific, Central and South American regions.

Before leading the Industrial Sector, Heath served in a variety of positions of increasing responsibility in the Eaton Law Department, most recently as the company’s executive vice president and general counsel.

In this role, he oversaw all Eaton legal matters, leading a global team of attorneys, professional and support staff. Heath also served as counsel to the Board of Directors and advised the board on legal and governance matters.

Heath joined Eaton in 2012 as part of the Cooper Industries acquisition. Beginning in 2006, he served in a variety of roles at Cooper Industries, including vice president and associate general counsel of litigation, and executive vice president, Human Resources.

Before joining Cooper Industries, Heath was a partner at the K&L Gates law firm in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Heath serves on the Board of Trustees for Playhouse Square. He is also a graduate of Leadership Cleveland 2018.

Heath holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Ohio University, a law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law and an MBA from Texas A&M University.