James R. Bolch

James R. (Jim) Bolch is President and Chief Executive Officer of Exide Technologies, a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. He also is a member of the company’s board of directors. Mr. Bolch’s leadership of Exide began in July 2010. His career has spanned 29 years in global industrial businesses, serving a variety of customer segments. Before joining Exide, Mr. Bolch served as Senior Vice President and President, Industrial Technologies Sector at Ingersoll Rand Company. He joined Ingersoll Rand in 2005 from Schindler Elevator Corporation, where as Executive Vice President of the Service Business, he led the North American services functions. Prior to his tenure at Schindler Elevator Corporation, Mr. Bolch spent 21 years with United Technologies Corporation (UTC), starting in engineering and program management roles with United Technologies Optical Systems and later moving to Otis Elevator Company. Between 1991 and 1999, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Otis in operations, services and product administration. In his last role at UTC, he served as Vice President, Operations, for the UTC Power Division. Mr. Bolch earned his B.S. and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Tulane University and the University of Florida, respectively. Mr. Bolch also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.