GEN. ROBERT MAGNUS, USMC (RETIRED)
DIRECTOR*
MEMBER OF THE NOMINATING & CORPORATE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
MEMBER OF THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Gen. Magnus has been a Director of EnerSys since July 2008. Gen. Magnus served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps from 2005 to 2008. He retired from the Marine Corps in 2008 after over 38 years of distinguished service. Gen. Magnus’ operational assignments included Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases Western Area and Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Pacific. Gen. Magnus’ staff assignments included Chief, Logistics Readiness Center, Joint Staff; Executive Assistant to the Director of the Joint Staff; Head, Aviation Plans and Programs Branch; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation; Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations; and Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources.
Gen. Magnus has served as a director of Kendall-Xylem, a vegetation management company, since May 2023. Gen. Magnus previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Elbit Systems of America, LLC, a provider of defense, homeland security, commercial aviation and medical products and solutions, as well as aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services, from March 2011 through December 2020. He also served as a Director of All My Sons Moving and Storage, a provider of moving services, from 2018 through 2021, and as a Director of Augusta Westland NA, a subsidiary of Italy’s Finmeccanica, a producer of advanced helicopters, from June 2009 to March 2016, and a Director of Fairway Group Holdings Corp, which is a provider of specialty grocery products and whose shares were listed on The NASDAQ Stock Market, from February 2014 until July 2016.
Gen. Magnus received his Bachelor of Arts degree in history from the University of Virginia and his Master of Business Administration degree from Strayer College. His formal military education included Naval Aviator Training, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the National War College. Gen. Magnus’ personal decorations included two Distinguished Service Medal awards, the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Navy Achievement Medal.
Principal Occupation:
Retired from the Marine Corps in 2008 after over 38 years of distinguished service.
Prior Business Experience:
2005 - 2008: Gen. Magnus served as the Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps
Operational assignments included Commander, Marine Corps Air Bases Western Area and Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Pacific
Staff assignments included Chief, Logistics Readiness Center, Joint Staff; Executive Assistant to the Director of the Joint Staff; Head, Aviation Plans and Programs Branch; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Aviation; Assistant Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies, and Operations; and Deputy Commandant for Programs and Resources
Formal military education includes Naval Aviator Training, U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the National War College. Gen. Magnus’ personal decorations included two Distinguished Service Medal awards, the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, and Navy Achievement Medal.
Education:
Master of Business Administration degree from Strayer College
Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Virginia
Member of the Compensation Committee
Member of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee
*Independent Director