EnerSys has named Chad Uplinger as President, Motive Power Global. Mr. Uplinger will be responsible for all aspects of the Motive Power business, leveraging his nearly 25 years of experience at EnerSys to build upon the strong performance of the Motive Power segment and execute the strategic initiatives to increase revenue from EnerSys's innovative maintenance-free energy storage solutions. Mr. Uplinger began his career with EnerSys in 1999 and has held various roles of expanding contributions in sales and marketing throughout the Motive Power business.

Since 2017, Chad held the position of Vice President, Motive Power, Americas. In this capacity, he was responsible for all sales and service operations throughout North and South America. Prior to that, he was the General Manager of Motive Power, Specialty Markets which included rail, mining and ground support.

In this capacity, he led the team that successfully launched Thin Plate Pure Lead (TPPL) maintenance-free energy storage solutions into the material handling market, marking a turning point in EnerSys's journey converting customers to maintenance-free power solutions in the industry. Mr. Uplinger succeeds Shawn O'Connell who served in the role as President, Motive Power Global since 2020. Mr. O'Connell was recently appointed President, Energy Systems Global.

These changes are effective immediately.