Mizuho Industrials & Chemicals Conference

Michael Regelski is the Senior Vice President, Research and Development, Intelligent Power Management Solutions and Chief Technology Officer for the Electrical Sector of Eaton, a global power management company.

In this role, he is responsible for the delivery of innovative digital solutions and the company’s centralized software research and development organization. In addition, he is working with engineering and business leaders to develop and implement the electrical sector technology strategy. He is also responsible for providing overall direction and guidance for all engineering, program management and technology enhancement initiatives within the business.

Michael joined Eaton in 2015. Prior to joining Eaton, he was Vice President, Systems and Controls Engineering for UTC Building and Industrial Systems, where he was responsible for growing advanced model based engineering methods and developing core electronic, controls and software technology platforms across Building and Industrial Systems business units.

Michael was one of the founding members and Vice President, Engineering for Lenel Systems which was acquired by United Technologies in 2005. Upon joining UTC, he held various positions including Vice President, Engineering for Global Security Products and Vice President, Engineering and Product Management for Automation and Control Solutions.

During a career spanning 30 + years in the refining and chemical industry, Steve has experience across the spectrum of refining and petrochemical hydrocarbon value chains covering a wide array of financial, strategic, technical and commercial roles. Before his move to CMA, Steve was Senior Manager of Base Chemicals at TOTAL Petrochemicals & Refining, Inc. In that capacity, he managed the P&L of the base chemicals business including:  joint venture relationships, strategic guidance to the partnerships, plant operational interfaces, project development, and the commercial responsibility for olefin and aromatic monomers including styrene. Prior to the Base Chemical Senior manager role, Steve had increasing responsibilities within the Petrochemical business at TOTAL.  The Latest assignment was overseas, Brussels Belgium, responsible for the Global aromatics long term commercial business activity.  The assignment included P&L responsibility and strategic project development for TOTAL around the world.  Prior to the Belgian assignment he worked as manager of the US aromatics business.  Before 2000 Steve was involved in the refining and fuels side of the Hydrocarbon chain both for what was then FINA Oil and Chemical and for Star Enterprise (a joint venture between Texaco and Saudi Aramco) working as a process engineer, optimization engineer, fuels blending optimizer, branded/unbranded fuels marketing and supply lead, and in a business development role.Steve earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University in 1987 and an MBA with of focus on finance and economics from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2000.