Wed, 02/06/2013 - 08:40

TULSA, Okla. (Jan. 30, 2013) – Enovation Controls announced that Patrick (Pat) W. Cavanagh has accepted the position of president and chief executive officer effective Feb. 11, 2013. “Pat’s knowledge of our company and the markets we serve provides the foundation to build on the success our company has had to date.  We are pleased that this opportunity occurred at a time when Pat was in a position to lead the team forward,” said Frank W. Murphy III, executive chairman of the board of Enovation Controls.

Cavanagh most recently served as the CEO of Williams Controls from 2004 through 2012.  He has served on the Board of Directors for Enovation Controls since 2010.  Cavanagh also serves on the Board of Directors of the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association and has been elected the 2013 Chairman of HDMA.

Enovation Controls is the company formed from the merger of FW Murphy and EControls in 2009.    The company combines FW Murphy’s full line of engine instrumentation products with EControls’ extensive engine control development expertise to provide customers with a complete solution approach for engine control, protection, and monitoring.

The FW Murphy brand was established in 1939 and is committed to providing innovative controls and displays for engine and equipment management solutions. The EControls’ brand was established in 1994 and is a leader in the design engineering and production of complete engine control solutions supplied to OEMs in the engine and vehicle industries.

These solutions are utilized in a variety of markets including off-highway and mobile equipment, on-highway vehicles, gas compression, power generation controls, commercial marine, recreational marine,  irrigation and water pumping.

Enovation Controls’ headquarters is located in Tulsa, Okla.  The company also has manufacturing and engineering locations around the world including:  Tulsa, Okla.;  San Antonio, Texas;  Rosenberg, Texas; Grants Pass, Ore.;  Birmingham, United Kingdom; Hangzhou, China and Pune, India.

Enovation Controls’ complete portfolio of brands includes:  FW Murphy, EControls, Computronic Controls and Zero Off.