Management

James R. Bolch is President and Chief Executive Officer, and a member of the Board of Directors. Jim joined the Company in July 2010. Before joining Exide, he served as President, Industrial Technologies Sector at Ingersoll Rand Company from 2005-2010.  He joined Ingersoll Rand in 2005 from Schindler Elevator Corporation, where he served as Executive Vice President of the Service Business. Prior to his tenure at Schindler Elevator Corporation, He 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 where he progressed to Vice President, Otis Service. 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 and also completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School. Jim currently serves on the Board of Directors for Chicago Bridge and Iron.

Phillip A. Damaska is Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. Mr. Damaska brings more than 30 years of experience to his role at Exide. He joined the Company in January 2005 as Vice President, Finance and was subsequently appointed Vice President and Corporate Controller in August of that same year. From March 2006 to March 2008, Mr. Damaska held the position of Senior Vice President and Corporate Controller and has overseen all of the Company's internal and external financial reporting, the preparation of annual operating plans and forecast updates as well as provided guidance in the Company's efforts to comply with requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. From 1996 through 2004, Mr. Damaska held a variety of positions at Freudenberg-NOK, the Americas joint venture partnership between Freudenberg and Company in Germany and NOK Corporation in Japan. During his tenure, he served as President of Corteco, an automotive and industrial seal supplier that is part of the Freudenberg-NOK global group of companies. He also held several finance related positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Damaska holds a Bachelor's Degree in Accounting from Albion College and an MBA from the University of Detroit. He also is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Michigan.

Holdings: 165,625 shares     View Transactions
Date	Type	Shares Traded	Price Range
May 15, 2013	Disposition (Non Open Market)	478	0.84
Mar 29, 2013	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,937	2.63
Mar 27, 2013	Disposition (Non Open Market)	6,793	2.76
Mar 25, 2013	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,897	2.82
Mar 29, 2012	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,936	3.07
Mar 27, 2012	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	62,800	n/a
Mar 25, 2012	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,984	3.15
Mar 22, 2012	Disposition (Non Open Market)	4,310	3.05
Feb 13, 2012	Buy	5,000	3.02
Sep 21, 2011	Disposition (Non Open Market)	935	4.30
Jun 6, 2011	Buy	13,643	7.38 - 7.44
May 15, 2011	Disposition (Non Open Market)	478	9.57
Mar 29, 2011	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	17,900	n/a
Mar 25, 2011	Disposition (Non Open Market)	1,830	10.81
Nov 29, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	418	7.69
Sep 21, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	935	4.77
May 15, 2010	Disposition (Non Open Market)	478	5.10
Mar 25, 2010	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	16,917	n/a
Sep 21, 2009	Disposition (Non Open Market)	935	7.94
Dec 10, 2008	Buy	3,424	4.35 - 4.36
Sep 21, 2008	Disposition (Non Open Market)	935	9.45
May 15, 2008	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	7,355	n/a
Nov 19, 2007	Buy	4,000	6.27
Sep 28, 2007	Option Execute	4,289	6.55
Sep 21, 2007	Disposition (Non Open Market)	935	6.78
Jun 29, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	3,500	n/a
Mar 21, 2007	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	13,891	n/a
Sep 21, 2006	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	14,400	n/a
Sep 14, 2006	Option Execute	11,288	3.50
Aug 11, 2006	Buy	5,000	3.88 - 3.90
Nov 29, 2005	Acquisition (Non Open Market)	6,432	n/a
Aug 30, 2005	Statement of Ownership	0	n/a

Barbara A. Hatcher has more than 20 years experience in corporate legal practice, with more than ten years in the battery manufacturing and distribution industry. In 2006 Ms. Hatcher was appointed Executive Vice President and General Counsel for Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. From April 2004 to May 2006, she served as Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Secretary at Exide, globally managing mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, business agreements, customer relations, advertising and product integrity matters. From September 2000 to April 2004, Ms. Hatcher served as Group Counsel to Exide's Transportation Business Group. She joined Exide Technologies in September, 2000, through its acquisition of GNB Technologies Inc., where she was Vice President and General Counsel. Ms. Hatcher also was employed as Assistant General Counsel of Burlington Industries, Inc. and by the Washington D.C. law firm of Squire, Sanders and Dempsey. She is a 1980 graduate of Wake Forest University School of Law, and a 1977 graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Journalism.

Bruce A. Cole is Executive Vice President, Strategy and Business Development of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions, and is responsible for the operation and profitability of the organization. Mr. Cole brings a broad range of industry experience to his role; he has served Exide in a variety of capacities, most recently as President - Exide Americas leading Transportation Americas and Industial Energy Americas operating divisions. During his 20+ year career at Exide, Mr. Cole has cultivated a broad range of experience, which has been demonstrated by his increasing level of responsibilities. Since joining Exide in 1989, Cole also has served the Company as President - Transportation Americas, Vice President and General Manager of the Exide North American Recycling operation; Vice President, Marketing, Global Industrial Energy and Vice President, Manufacturing and Engineering in the Industrial Energy – Americas division. From 1985 to 1989, prior to joining Exide, he worked at Delco-Remy (formerly a Division of GMC) within the Delco Battery business unit in product development and engineering sectors. Mr. Cole holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University as well as an Executive MBA from the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.

Carla J. Chaney joined Exide as Executive Vice President, Human Resources in February 2012. Prior to joining Exide, Ms. Chaney was Group Vice President, Human Resources for Newell Rubbermaid, Inc. Before assuming this position, she held a variety of leadership roles at Newell Rubbermaid including Regional Vice President, Human Resources, EMEA; Corporate Vice President, Global Organization and People Development; and Vice President, Human Resources, Culinary Lifestyles Business. Ms. Chaney's experience also includes human resources positions at Georgia-Pacific Corporation where she served in the roles of Director Human Resources, U.S. Manufacturing, Corporate Human Resources Manager, Acquisitions and Divestitures, and Business Human Resources Manager, Communication Papers. Ms. Chaney also served in human resources positions for Mohawk Paper Mills, Inc. She has a bachelor's of science degree in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University.

Nicholas J. Iuanow is Senior Vice President - Corporate Development and Treasurer of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. Prior to joining Exide in 2003, Mr. Iuanow was Vice President - Corporate Development and Corporate Treasurer at Evans and Sutherland. Earlier, he held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Cordant Technologies, a former Fortune 500 aerospace company, and its predecessor company, Morton Thiokol, where he served as Vice President and Corporate Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Senior Financial Analyst and Treasury Analyst. Mr. Iuanow holds a Bachelor's of Science from Boston College and an MBA from DePaul University.

Paul Hirt is President, Exide Americas for Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE). He is a versatile and proven global leader with 30 years experience achieving double digit operating margin growth in tough business environments through revenue growth and total cost productivity. A customer-focused and commercial savvy senior executive with a Six Sigma/Lean orientation used to drive profitability in acquired businesses, established product lines, and services business. Hirt previously served as President and CEO of Sigma Electric, a contract manufacturer of components for the electrical, appliance, and utility markets in the U.S., Europe, and India. Hirt received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst in 1981. From 1981 through 1990, he held positions of increasing responsibility in R&D, Marketing & Sales, and Product Management. In 1990, Hirt was promoted to Commercial Quality Leader, where he taught and led several lean project improvement teams. In 1992, he became Director of Ford Business Development in Detroit, Michigan. From 1995 through 1997, Hirt held the position of General Manager of Sales and Quality for the Cycolac® resin division and then Six Sigma Commercial Quality for GE Plastics where he was certified as a GE Master Black Belt. In 1998, Hirt started up a new service business for GE Plastics and grew it to $100 million in revenue. In 2001, he was promoted to General Manager for GE Plastics' $650 million global Noryl® Resin business. In 2004, Hirt joined GE Silicones as General Manager to assist in integrating a $610 million business, including a $100 million Latin American P&L. Shortly before the divestiture of GE Silicones, Hirt left GE in 2007 for his role as President and CEO of Sigma Electric under the ownership of Goldman Sachs Capital Partners.

Luke Lu is President ― Asia Pacific of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical energy solutions. Mr. Lu is responsible for providing overall leadership and direction for the Asia Pacific business, capitalizing on profitable growth opportunities for this rapidly developing geographic market. He is based in Shanghai, China, which will become the central headquarters for the Asia Pacific region. The Exide Asia Pacific business top-line revenues represent both Exide's Industrial Energy and Transportation businesses. Mr. Lu brings a broad range of industry experience to his role at Exide. Most recently, he served Johnson Controls in a variety of capacities including Vice President, Sales and Marketing – Asia Pacific Battery Group; Acting General Manager for Chongqing Joint Venture; and Commercial Director, China and Southeast Asia. Prior to his time at JCI, he worked at General Electric Corporation. His roles there included a position as Greater China Marketing and Application Development Manager for the company's Toshiba Silicones division and Pacific Tech-Marketing Manager for GE Silicones in Waterford, New York. His career also includes Project Manager responsibilities at Pragmatics, Inc., a leading provider of software and systems engineering, information assurance, network operations and management services for both defense and civilian agencies. Mr. Lu holds a Ph.D. in Inorganic and Physical Chemistry from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and a Bachelor of Science in Organic and Physical Chemistry from Nankai University, Tianjin, P.R. China.

Michael Ostermann is President - Exide Europe leading the Transportation Europe and Industrial Energy Europe operating divisions of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. He is responsible for the commercial and operational aspects of both divisions as well as the overall profitability of the businesses. Mr. Ostermann brings a broad range of automotive industry and operations experience to his position at Exide. While at Frauenthal Holding AG, he served in a number of capacities, including Management Board Member and Managing Director with full divisional responsibility for the Company's Automotive Components sector. At Frauenthal Holding, Mr. Ostermann was responsible for establishing the company's Automotive Division; leading the integration of a dozen decentralized production locations; and formulating and streamlining Frauenthal's lean organization. Prior to his three years at Frauenthal, he held a number of positions at Styria, a leading European manufacturer of commercial leaf springs and stabilizer bars for commercial vehicles and trailer axles. Mr. Ostermann holds a Machine Construction Degree with a focus on manufacturing technology and a Diplom-Ingenieur (German equivalent of a Master of Science Degree) from Fachhochschule (University of Applied Sciences) in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Paul Cheeseman, Ph.D., is Vice President, Global Engineering and Research of Exide Technologies (NASDAQ: XIDE), a global leader in stored electrical-energy solutions. Dr. Cheeseman is responsible for leading the Company's Global Engineering and Research and Development (R&D) organization. Under his leadership, the newly consolidated function will allow Exide to utilize technology across applications, maximize efficiencies and accelerate the global growth of new products. Inclusive will be a greater engineering focus and product development in emerging renewable energy (solar and wind turbines) with large storage applications, as well as a potential business fit concerning hybrid vehicles. A strategic thinker adept at working cross functionally, Dr. Cheeseman brings more than 25 years of technical experience in multiple battery systems to his new role at Exide. He served most recently as Senior Vice President, R&D and Quality, at Spectrum Brands, Inc., (formerly Rayovac), a global consumer products company. During his 10 years with the company, Dr. Cheeseman led four global research and development integration programs following acquisitions and oversaw the efforts of approximately 150 scientists and engineers. Prior to his time at Spectrum Brands, Dr. Cheeseman spent 16 years at Duracell, the world's leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance alkaline batteries. He held a variety of roles at the company, including Director, Lithium Ion Technology and Director of Operations, New Products Division. Dr. Cheeseman was instrumental on a variety of business development initiatives at Duracell, and his contributions included the development of lithium-ion batteries; building strong technology relationships with multiple Japanese partners; establishing an operations infrastructure for the business that included engineering, quality, purchasing and prototyping. Dr. Cheeseman holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry and a Bachelor of Science with Joint Honors in Chemistry and Materials Science. He earned both degrees from the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom.

Dean A. Rossi joined Exide as Vice President, Global Environment, Health and Safety in April 2011. Prior to joining Exide, Mr. Rossi was Global Director, Environmental, Health and Safety for Ingersoll Rand's Industrial Technologies Sector. Before Ingersoll Rand, he held positions including Director – Environmental, Safety, Health and Loss Prevention – Global Operations, Aftermarket and Compressor Centers of Excellence, Trane Commercial Systems; Manager – Lean Six Sigma, Mac Tools; Global Environmental, Health, and Safety Manager, The Stanley Works; Manager – Environmental, Health, Safety & Security, GE Superabrasives; and roles at GE Silicones, and Purdue University's Radiological & Environmental Management department. Mr. Rossi has a bachelor's of science degree in Environmental Health from Purdue University and an MBA in Organizational Leadership and Management from Franklin University.