James E. Sweetnam, age 54, is Senior Vice President and President, Truck Group of Eaton Corporation, a global $12.4 billion diversified industrial manufacturer. He also serves as a member of Eaton�s Office of the Chief Operating Officer, and in that capacity has responsibility for operations in Latin America and The Caribbean and environmental, health and safety. Mr. Sweetnam assumed his current position in July 2001 after serving as Operations Vice President Heavy-Duty Transmissions, Clutch and Aftermarket Operations for Eaton�s Truck business since January 2000. He joined Eaton in 1997 as Vice President and General Manager for the Truck business� Heavy-Duty Transmission Division. From 1993 to 1997, Mr. Sweetnam was Vice President at Cummins Engine Company and Group Managing Director for Holset Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Cummins. From 1989 to 1993 he was President for Cummins Electronics and from 1988 to 1989 he was Executive Director, Drivetrains for Cummins. Mr. Sweetnam has a bachelor of science in applied science and engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a master of business administration from Harvard. Mr. Sweetnam became a Lubrizol director in February 2007. He is on the Board of Trustees of ideastream..
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