McGuire is joining Eaton from International Paper Company, where he has been vice president and deputy general counsel since 2003. He joined the company in 1992 and held positions of increasing responsibility, including general counsel, Europe, and associate general counsel. Prior to International Paper, McGuire was a partner in the Atlanta law firm of Powell, Goldstein, Frazer and Murphy. McGuire will report to Alexander M. Cutler, Eaton chairman and chief executive officer. His appointment is effective December 1. He holds a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was a J. Hardy Dillard Fellow. He has a bachelor's degree in psychology, with distinction, from George Washington University, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.