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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-24-034686"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETN"
cik: "0001551182"
company_name: "Eaton Corp plc"
filed_at: "2024-07-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T15:43:05.603577+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eaton elects Karenann Terrell to Board of Directors effective July 24, 2024

## Summary
- Board expanded from nine to ten members; Terrell elected effective July 24, 2024.
- Terrell retired as CDTO of GSK plc in 2021; previously CIO at Walmart and Baxter.
- Appointed to Compensation and Organization, Finance, and Innovation and Technology Committees.
- Receives pro-rata RSU grant of $127,500 based on 30-day average closing price as of August 5, 2024.
- CEO notes 80% of directors are women or U.S. minorities after the appointment.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-24-034686
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETN
- cik: 0001551182
- company_name: Eaton Corp plc
- filed_at: 2024-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036124034686/0001140361-24-034686-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036124034686/ef20033078_8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-034686
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-034686.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-24-034686.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Karenann Terrell was elected as director at Eaton Corp plc.
  - Action: elected
  source text: On July 24, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Eaton Corporation plc (the “Company”) increased its size from nine to ten members and elected Karenann Terrell to fill the resulting vacancy, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036124034686/0001140361-24-034686-index.htm

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