January Dinner Meeting - Mr. Jim Bolch
James R. Bolch is President and CEO of Exide Technologies, a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. He also is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Before joining Exide in 2010, he served as Senior Vice President and President of the Industrial Technologies Sector at Ingersoll Rand Company. From 2005-2010, he led the Industrial Technologies Sector with multiple business lines and 25 global manufacturing sites, serving every part of the world through 10,000 employees. The sector’s businesses include air compressors, tools, materials handling, fluid handling and compact vehicles. 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, including sales, marketing and service delivery. 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, later moving to Otis Elevator Company. Between 1991 and 1999, he held positions of increasing responsibility at Otis in operations, services and product development. In his last role at UTC, he served as Vice President, Operations, for the UTC Power Division.
He earned his Bachelor of Science 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.
