---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-26-007206"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ETN"
cik: "0001551182"
company_name: "Eaton Corp plc"
filed_at: "2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T22:38:04.617807+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eaton appoints David Foster as EVP and CFO effective March 2, 2026

## Summary
- David Foster named CFO, succeeding Olivier Leonetti who departs March 13, 2026.
- Foster's compensation: $815,000 base salary, 100% target annual incentive, and $3.5M total equity grants.
- Equity grants include $875K in stock options, $875K in RSUs, and $1.75M in PSUs tied to TSR.
- Foster re-joins Eaton after a 29-year career, most recently as SVP Finance & Planning Industrial Sector.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-26-007206
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ETN
- cik: 0001551182
- company_name: Eaton Corp plc
- filed_at: 2026-03-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036126007206/0001140361-26-007206-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1551182/000114036126007206/ef20066779_8k.htm

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