SHAWN O'CONNELL

DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

 

Shawn O’Connell was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of EnerSys May 23 2025. Prior to this role, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2024 to May 2025. He also held various senior leadership positions including President, Energy Systems Global (2023–2024), President, Motive Power Global (2020–2023), and President, Motive Power Americas (2019–2020).

Earlier in his career with EnerSys, Mr. O’Connell served as Vice President – Reserve Power Sales and Service for the Americas (2017–2019), and Vice President of EnerSys Advanced Systems (2015–2017). He joined EnerSys in 2011, bringing years of experience in sales and marketing, and began his involvement with the company as an outside channel partner in 2003.

Mr. O’Connell has worked in the energy storage industry since 1997. He currently serves as a Director of several EnerSys subsidiaries, is Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Battery Council International, and sits on the Board of Directors for the Association of European Automotive and Industrial Battery Manufacturers (EUROBAT).

He holds a Master of Business Administration in International Business from the University of Redlands, California, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from California State University, San Bernardino. He is a veteran of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, where he served as a Signals Intelligence Analyst and Spanish Linguist with Top-Secret security clearance.

 

Principal Occupation:

President and Chief Executive Officer of EnerSys since May 23, 2025

 

Prior Business Experience:

2024 - 2025: President and Chief Operating Officer of EnerSys

2023 - 2024: President - Energy Systems, Global

2020 - 2023: President - Motive Power, Global

2019 - 2020: President - Motive Power, Americas

2017 - 2019: Vice President - Reserve Power Sales and Service, Americas

2015 – 2017: Vice President - EnerSys Advanced Systems

1997 - 2011: Various roles in the energy storage industry

 

Education:

Master of Business Administration in International Business from the University of Redlands, California

Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from California State University, San Bernardino