Shawn O'Connell

Shawn O’Connell has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since May 23, 2025. Prior to his current role, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer from November 2024 to May 2025. He previously held the position of President, Energy Systems Global from November 2023 through November 2024, and President, Motive Power Global from July 2020 through November 2023.

Earlier roles include President, Motive Power Americas from April 2019 to July 2020, Vice President - Reserve Power Sales and Service for the Americas from February 2017 to April 2019, and Vice President of EnerSys Advanced Systems from December 2015 to January 2017.

Shawn joined EnerSys in March 2011 and has held a variety of leadership roles in sales and marketing across the business. He began his career in the energy storage industry in 1997 and first became involved with EnerSys in 2003 as an outside channel partner.

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).

Shawn holds a Master of Business Administration in International Business from the University of Redlands, CA, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from California State University, San Bernardino. He is also 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.