The Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA) announces new Chair and Board of Directors
The Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA) is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Chair and Board of Directors.
Grace Quan, who previously served as Vice Chair and Treasurer, has been elected Chair of the Board. As President and CEO of Hydrogen in Motion Inc. (H2M), Grace Quan leads one of Canada’s most innovative clean tech companies, pioneering solid state hydrogen storage that enables safe, low pressure, high-density hydrogen deployment. Grace is also one of the few female visible minority CEOs in the hydrogen sector and a champion of inclusive innovation. Under her leadership, H2M has exceeded the Government of Canada’s 50–30 Challenge targets and implemented a Girls in STEM internship program that has produced Ivy League students, entrepreneurs, and full-time employees.
“Canada has the talent, the technology, and the ambition to lead the world in hydrogen. Our innovations—from fuel cells to solid‑state storage, hydrogen generation and everything in between —are strategic assets for both our clean‑energy future and our national security,” says Grace Quan, Chair of the CHA. “As Chair of the CHA, I’m excited to help accelerate hydrogen as a cornerstone of Canada’s next era of economic and industrial leadership.”
Returning board members include Jessica Lof, Air Products Canada; Matthew Morrish, Atura Power; Wendy Franks, Canadian Power-to-X Partners; Rebecca Goldsack, Diesel Tech Industries; Bob Blattler, Elemental Clean Fuels; Daniel Lee, EverWind Fuels; Edward Stuart, Hydrogen Optimized; Walter Mérida, MéridaLabs at the University of British Columbia; Agatha Ojimelukwe, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Pierre Poulain, Powertech Labs; Christopher Norris, Siemens Energy Canada; Robert Artibise, Unilia (Canada) Fuel Cells Inc. and Bruno Pollet, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
New members joining the CHA board are Kunle Raji, Atura Power; Diego Moreno, Edmonton International Airport; Rachel Paterson, Ekona Power; Dayana Musa, Enbridge Gas Distribution; Daniel Brock, Fasken; Philip Horacek, FortisBC; Terry Howe, HTEC; Ron Klopfer, Hyfluence Systems Corp.; Michael Ashton, Linde; Tom Moise, Salish Elements; Lara Wehbe, Solas Energy; Matthew Small, StormFisher Hydrogen and Scott MacKenzie, Toyota Canada Inc.
“On behalf of the Canadian Hydrogen Association, I want to extend our sincere thanks to our outgoing Chair and board members for their leadership, service, and meaningful contributions to advancing Canada’s hydrogen sector,” says David Billedeau, President and CEO of the CHA. “We are equally pleased to welcome our incoming Chair and new board members, whose experience and commitment will help guide the association’s next chapter and strengthen our collective impact.”
The CHA would like to express its gratitude to outgoing chair Beth Buckmaster, Solestiss and board members Christopher Penny, Atura Power; John McCulloch, City of Edmonton; Sam McDermott, Enbridge Gas Distribution; Sujin Wren, Hatch; Jeff Plato, Illuming Power; Sunny Minhas, Intertek; Bruno Bates, Jenmar Concepts; Rami El-Emam, Ontario Tech University and Jamie Humphries, Toyota Canada Inc. for their contributions and support.
About the Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA)
The Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA) is a national, non-profit association that represents industry, academia, end-users and other stakeholders in Canada’s hydrogen sector. As the Voice of the Sector, the CHA’s mission is to strengthen Canadian leadership, raise awareness of the benefits of clean hydrogen and hydrogen technologies, and accelerate the adoption of its members’ products and services to help create a prosperous low-carbon world. The CHA provides advocacy, knowledge-sharing and networking support to members across Canada and its regional affiliates in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. You can also follow CHA on LinkedIn or visit www.canadah2.ca to learn more information.
