Randy MacEwen has served as CEO and a member of the board of directors of Ballard since 2014. He has held executive roles in clean energy companies for 20 years, including in hydrogen, fuel cells and solar. In his earlier career, he was a lawyer specializing in M&A and corporate finance. Mr. MacEwen has represented Ballard as a supporting member of the Hydrogen Council since 2017. He also serves as a member of the board of directors of Brookfield Renewable.

Mr. MacEwen holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hon) degree from York University and a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Mark Biznek, MEng, was appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) in January 2023. Mr. Biznek will be responsible for Ballard’s global operations, including EH&S, quality, manufacturing strategy and engineering, supply chain, procurement, production planning, facilities, and operational technology.

Mr. Biznek brings a breadth of experience from a 30-year career in operations, manufacturing, business development, and manufacturing engineering.  During the past ten years, Mr. Biznek served in various leadership roles for Kohler Power Systems, including as General Manager of Marine & Power Solutions, Vice President of Global Operations & Supply Chain, and Vice President of Operations & Engine Development.  He previously held manufacturing and strategy leadership roles at Mercury Marine (marine engines).  In his earlier career, Mr. Biznek served in various operations and engineering roles at Delphi (lithium batteries) and GE Aviation (aircraft engines).  Mark has significant experience developing global manufacturing strategies, having had accountability for manufacturing facilities in the United States, France, China, India, and Singapore.

Mr. Biznek holds a Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering from the University of Missouri, a Master of Science in Materials Engineering from Purdue University, and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Kevin Colbow was appointed Chief Technology Officer in March 2019. Dr. Colbow’s responsibilities include Research, Product Engineering and Program Management. He also provides leadership of the Company’s Technology Solutions business segment, including Engineering Services and Intellectual Property licensing.

Dr. Colbow joined Ballard in 1994 and his areas of responsibilities have included research and development, product development, technology portfolio management and product management. He was Director of Research and Development until March 2010, when he was appointed Director of Product Management & Solutions Engineering with responsibility for fuel cell stack products. Dr. Colbow joined the Ballard Executive Team in February 2014 and served as Vice President, Technology Solutions. Most recently, from February 2016 to March 2019, he served as Vice President, Technology and Product Development.

Following receipt of a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Physics from Simon Fraser University in 1986, Dr. Colbow completed a Master of Science in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries at the University of British Columbia and, in 1992, completed a Ph.D. in photoelectron and soft x-ray spectroscopy on semiconductor surfaces. Dr. Colbow has also completed the Certificate Program for Technology Management at the California Institute of Technology and has 23 patents in the area of PEM fuel cells.

Ms. Kate Igbalode, Ballard’s SVP and CFO and was previously serving as the company’s Vice President Corporate Finance & Strategy.

Prior to joining Ballard in 2021, she most recently acted as a Director of Finance with Suncor Energy, Canada’s largest integrated energy company, and held senior engineering roles with a leading Canadian energy company, the BC Energy Regulator, and consulting firms in the US and Canada. She holds an engineering degree from Colorado School of Mines and completed post-graduate economics curriculum from Queen’s University. She is a registered Professional Engineer with the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.

Mircea Gradu was appointed SVP and Chief Engineering Officer in August 2022. Dr. Gradu’s responsibilities include develop the next-generation fuel cell technology and zero-emission engines with industry leading performance and costs.

Dr. Gradu has extensive executive-level experience including a track record of product development and deployment with leading global automotive OEMs and suppliers. He previously led Engineering and Quality at Hyundai Motor America, served as Vice President, Transmission Powertrain and Driveline for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, as Executive Director, Engineering at Timken Automotive, and in product development and engineering project management roles at Schaeffler Group and Daimler AG. He most recently held the position of Senior Vice President, Automotive Programs at Velodyne Lidar, a provider of smart lidar technology solutions for vehicle autonomy.

A former President and Chairman of the Board of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International, an SAE Fellow and FISITA Council, Dr. Gradu is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of California Irvine. He holds a Doctorate in Engineering from the Technical University of Stuttgart, an MSME from the Politechnica University of Bucharest, has been extensively published, was awarded 56 patents, and honored with the Edward N. Cole Award for Automotive Engineering Innovation.

David Mucciacciaro was appointed Ballard’s SVP, Chief Commercial Officer in May 2022. Mr. Mucciacciaro’s responsibilities include global business development, sales, marketing, product line management and customer care.

David brings over 25 years of global commercial experience in the automotive industry, primarily serving Tier 1 suppliers. He has considerable expertise in strategic execution of system-based solutions resulting in optimized value propositions for automotive customers. David most recently served as Vice President – Sales, Strategy and Product Line Management of Magna Electronics. 

He began his career as a Mechanical Engineer, transitioning to sales with various positions of progressed levels of responsibility. David earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. He is a proud father of four children and shares Ballard’s passion of Zero Emission fuel cell vehicles.

Sarbjot (Jyoti) Sidhu was appointed SVP, Chief People & Culture Officer in October 2022. Ms. Sidhu has global leadership responsibility for People and Culture and is a role model for the values Ballard embraces.

Ms. Sidhu joined Ballard in 2000.  Most recently she served as , SVP, Operations since 2018.She had global leadership responsibility for Operations, including EH&S, Quality, Supply Chain, Production, Maintenance and Facilities. She previously held positions in Corporate quality, Production Management, EH&S and Production Planning. Ms. Sidhu has led significant projects during her tenure at Ballard, including company-wide training on lean Six Sigma, leadership of Ballard’s continuous improvement program and an ERP implementation in the areas of Procure to Pay, Supply Chain and Manufacturing. In addition, Ms. Sidhu serves on Oracle’s Supply chain advisory board.

Ms. Sidhu earned a Master of Business Administration from Simon Fraser University in 2013 as well as a certificate in Operations Management from British Columbia Institute of Technology in 2008.

Lee Sweetland was appointed SVP and Chief Transformation Officer in January 2024.  Dr Sweetland will be responsible for Ballard’s transformation office, including program line management, cost reduction and major capital project leadership.

Dr Sweetland brings over 23 years experience of project management, operations and process technology development.  Dr Sweetland joined Ballard in May 2018 and led the 6x expansion of Burnaby’s operations, the 3×3 cost reduction program and the next generation bipolar plate cost reduction and process scale up project.  Prior to Ballard, Dr. Sweetland served as Manufacturing Technology Director in the New Markets sector of Johnson Matthey PLC, UK.  He spent a total of 18 years in JM, across all sectors, with a specific focus on capital project management, continuous improvement and operations management, including 5 years in JM’s Fuel Cell business.

Following receipt of a Bachelor of Engineering (honors) in Chemical Engineering from Loughborough University, UK in 1994, Dr. Sweetland completed a Ph.D. in the removal of pesticides from drinking water in 1997, also at Loughborough University .  He has 4 patents filings in the area of manufacturing PEM fuel cells.