Dorothy C Thompson
Director
Eaton
Ireland
Biography
On July 26, 2016, the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation plc elected Dorothy C. Thompson as a Director of the company, effective July 29, 2016. Thompson is group chief executive and a director of Drax Group plc, a U.K.-based power generation company. She was appointed CEO of Drax Group plc in September 2005 and to the company's Board of Directors in October 2005. Prior to joining Drax, Thompson was vice president of InterGen NV, an independent power-company jointly owned by Shell and Bechtel. At InterGen she was initially responsible for new business activities in the Middle-East and Europe. Later she managed the operational assets of InterGen's European business comprising 3.2GW of gas generation in the U.K. and continental Europe
Research Interest
On July 26, 2016, the Board of Directors of Eaton Corporation plc elected Dorothy C. Thompson as a Director of the company, effective July 29, 2016. Thompson is group chief executive and a director of Drax Group plc, a U.K.-based power generation company. She was appointed CEO of Drax Group plc in September 2005 and to the company's Board of Directors in October 2005. Prior to joining Drax, Thompson was vice president of InterGen NV, an independent power-company jointly owned by Shell and Bechtel. At InterGen she was initially responsible for new business activities in the Middle-East and Europe. Later she managed the operational assets of InterGen's European business comprising 3.2GW of gas generation in the U.K. and continental Europe
