PAUL J. TUFANO

INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS*

 

Mr. Tufano has been a Director of EnerSys since April 2015, and Non-Executive Independent Chair of the Board of Directors since August 2024. He was President and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Electronics, Inc., a global provider of electronics contract manufacturing services and integrated engineering design and test services, whose shares were listed on The New York Stock Exchange, from September 2016 until March 2019. Mr. Tufano served as a member of its Board of Directors from February 2016 through March 2019.

Mr. Tufano served as Chief Financial Officer of the Alcatel-Lucent Group, a telecommunications company, whose shares are listed on The New York Stock Exchange and the Paris Stock Exchange, from 2008 through 2013. In January 2013, in addition to his Chief Financial Officer responsibilities, he was named Chief Operating Officer. Before joining Alcatel-Lucent, Mr. Tufano served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Solectron Corporation, an electronics manufacturing company for original equipment manufacturers, from January 2006 to October 2007 and as Interim Chief Executive Officer from February 2007 to October 2007.

Prior to joining Solectron, Mr. Tufano was President and Chief Executive Officer at Maxtor Corporation, a manufacturer of computer hard disks, from February 2003 to November 2004. Previously, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from April 2001 and as Chief Financial Officer from July 1996 at Maxtor Corporation. From 1979 until he joined Maxtor Corporation in 1996, Mr. Tufano held management positions in finance and operations at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), a technology and consulting company.

Mr. Tufano has been a Director of Teradyne, Inc., a supplier of automation equipment for test and industrial application whose shares are listed on The New York Stock Exchange, since March 2005, and was appointed as Chair of its Board of Directors in May 2021. He served on the Board of Directors of Benchmark Electronics, Inc., as discussed above.

Mr. Tufano holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from St. John’s University and a Master of Business Administration, Finance, Accounting and International Business degree from Columbia University.

 

Principal Occupation:

Former President & Chief Executive Officer, Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

 

Prior Business Experience:

2016 - 2019: President and Chief Executive Officer of Benchmark Electronics, Inc.

2008 - 2013: Chief Financial Officer of the Alcatel-Lucent Group

February 2007 to October 2007: Interim Chief Executive Officer of Solectron Corporation

2006 - 2007: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Solectron Corporation

2003 - 2004: President and Chief Executive Officer at Maxtor Corporation

2001 - 2003: Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Maxtor Corporation

1996 - 2001: Chief Financial Officer at Maxtor Corporation 1979 - 1996: Management positions in finance and operations at International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)

 

Education:

Master of Business Administration, Finance, Accounting and International Business from Columbia University

Bachelor of Science in Economics from St. John’s University

 

*Independent Director

**Financial Expert