Mr. Suter, 51 years old, has been vice chairman of the Emerson Electric Company.
Hazeltine was acquired by the Emerson Electric Company in 1986.
By 1977 they were $80 million, and Ballas sold his company the following year to Emerson Electric Company.
Emerson Electric Company, which has more than 128,000 employees worldwide, is headquartered in Ferguson.
By 1986, it had fallen to about $2 billion, as foreign manufacturers went after G. E. and its longtime rival, the Emerson Electric Company.
The Emerson Electric Company has sold telecommunications equipment worth $1 million.
In June 2010, a pair of contracts were announced with Emerson Electric Company to refurbish many of the control systems on units 3 through 8.
And in a surprise twist, the Emerson Electric Company emerged as a minor player.
The Emerson Electric Company today reported a 3.3 percent rise in fourth-quarter profits and a record annual profit for the 33d consecutive year.
He was president of the Emerson Electric Company in St. Louis.