John D. Craig has served as a Director and as Chairman, President and CEO of EnerSys since November 2000. Before EnerSys, Mr. Craig served as President and COO of Yuasa, Inc., the predecessor company to EnerSys, from 1998 to October 2000. He joined Yuasa in 1994 as Vice President of Operations and was promoted to Executive Vice President, Operations in 1995. In 1994 annual revenue for the company was approximately $200 million. In 2000 Mr. Craig led the management buyout of the Americas industrial battery business from Yuasa Corporation of Japan. That business had grown to $400 million of annual revenue through organic growth and acquisitions. Since 1994 Mr. Craig has overseen the acquisition and integration of 27 companies worldwide. He led the IPO of EnerSys in July 2004. Mr. Craig began his professional career as an Engineer with Whirlpool Corporation in 1977. He received his master’s degree in electronics engineering technology from Arizona State University and his bachelor’s degree from Western Michigan University.
