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Mary Ann Wright

Mary Ann Wright
Vice President Technology and Innovation, Power Solutions

 

Career

MaryAnn leads the Research and Development organization responsible for establishing Power Solutions technology and innovation roadmap, application segment R&D and value chain strategies to accelerate the global growth of advanced energy storage systems.  She is also leading the execution of the U.S. Department of Energy economic stimulus grant program -- establishing a domestic advanced battery industry. 

 

MaryAnn served as Vice President and General Manager for Johnson Controls Hybrid Systems business, and CEO of Johnson Controls-Saft. She played a key role in establishing Johnson Controls-Saft as a leading independent global provider of hybrid battery systems.

 

Prior to joining the company, MaryAnn was Executive Vice President Engineering, Product Development, Commercial and Program Management for Collins & Aikman Corporation.  Prior to Collins & Aikman, she served as Director, Sustainable Mobility Technologies and Hybrid Vehicle Programs at Ford Motor Company.  In this capacity she was responsible for all hybrid, fuel cell and alternative fuel technology development. She also served as Chief Engineer of the 2005 Ford Escape Hybrid, the industry's first full hybrid SUV. She also led the launch of Ford’s first hydrogen-powered fuel cell fleet program. She began her career at Ford in 1988, holding a variety of positions in finance, product and business planning, and engineering.

 

Awards and Recognition

2011 and 2012 Automotive News/Ernst and Young “Electrifying 100” honor and for several years has been recognized by Automotive News as one of the "Leading 100 Women in the Automotive Industry."  In 2010, she received a Distinguished Service Citation from the Automotive Hall of Fame. MaryAnn was named as one of the “Top 50 Women to Watch” by the Wall Street Journal. 2012 YMCA Volunteer of the Year.

 

Education, External Board and Community Involvement

Education: BA in Economics and International Business from the University of Michigan; Master of Science in Engineering from the University of Michigan, and; MBA from Wayne State University.

External Boards: Board of Governors at Argonne National Laboratory; Board of Directors Fallbrook Technology Incorporated; Chairman Electric Drive Transportation Association (EDTA), Washington DC.; Vice Chairman Wisconsin Energy Research Consortium (WERC); University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Foundation Board and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation; Advisory Board for the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (University of Chicago).

Community Involvement: Executive Board of the Greater-Milwaukee YMCA; Board chair for the Dearborn, MI Animal Shelter; and Lawrence Technological University Capital Campaign Steering Committee

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