About

Gary has 23 years of experience in the fuel cell industry. Gary grew up in rural Western New York working on cars, trucks and equipment with his father and brothers from an early age.

After studying Chemical Engineering at the University of Buffalo and University of Cincinnati, Gary joined the General Motors fuel cell program in 1997.

Over the 15 years that followed, he held various positions in research, product development and program management as the program grew to 350 people.

In 2016 he started his own consulting company specializing in fuel cells where he began a relationship with Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies. This interaction laid the groundwork for the formation of Hyzon Motors in January 2020.

Adam joined Hyzon Motors as Chief Administrative Officer in March 2020. He has an extensive career in corporate finance having spent almost 20 years in banking, followed by roles in internal finance. Over his career, Adam has executed more than $150B in M&A, debt and equity transactions.

He most recently served as Interim CFO for a highly acquisitive family office. Prior to that, he was the SVP of Finance for PSAV, a $3B global event technology services provider. Over the course of five years, he built the treasury, M&A and IR capabilities from scratch, led many acquisitions/integrations, the successful sale of the company by its private equity owners, along with playing a key role in broad aspects of operations.

Shinichi Hirano joined Hyzon Motors in May 2021 and is based in Michigan. A 30-year veteran of the Automotive Fuel Cell Technology, he brings decades of expertise – including 17 years in a leadership role at the Ford Motor Company.

Shinichi also led the Ford-Daimler fuel cell alliance, and USDRIVE/USCAR Fuel Cell Teams in partnership with the US Department of Energy.

Prior to his tenure at Ford, which began in 2003, Shinichi commenced his professional carrier at Mazda Motor Corporation where he led various research projects, including the Mazda Demio (Mazda 2).

John joined Hyzon in February 2021 as its General Counsel. Most recently, he served as Karma Automotive’s General Counsel in Irvine, CA. John has served in senior legal and financial roles in both venture-backed and public entities, and is a former PwC partner in the firm’s Boston, MA and San Jose, CA offices.

John has his JD from UIC John Marshall Law School and his LL.M. from Boston University School of Law. He is licensed to practice law in California, Illinois and New Hampshire.

Dr. Arthur Koschany has 20 years of hands-on fuel cell technology experience and is one the world's most renowned fuel cell scientists specializing in compact and lightweight power systems. He started his career in the industry as co-founder and fuel cell team leader for Magnet Motor GmbH, and later Proton Motor Fuel Cell GmbH where he was engaged in the development of fuel cell prototypes for cars and busses as early as 1994. Since then, he also founded NovArs GmbH specializing in lightweight and compact PEM fuel cell systems for portable and small fuel cell applications, which was later acquired by Manhattan Scientifics Inc. His fuel cell powered electric bicycle was awarded Time Magazine's "Invention of the Year in 2001". Dr. Arthur Koschany received his PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Regensburg in Germany in 1993

Max leads the Hyzon Motors Europe team to facilitate the European market with hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles.

He is an entrepreneur and managing director of Holthausen Clean Technology, Holthausen Energy Points and Mission Zero Leasing, as well as serving as the technical designer of the drivetrain for Holthausen Clean Technology’s trucks.

At Holthausen Clean Technology, he worked with his team to create some of the first hydrogen-powered sweepers, vans and trucks in the European market and built the company’s brand as one of the most recognisable hydrogen conversion company’s in Europe.

Through cooperation over several years on fuel cell development with Hyzon parent company Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies, the foundation was laid for Max to be officially involved with Hyzon.

Carl served as CEO of Holthausen Group for more than 25 years before creating Holthausen Clean Technology, Holthausen Energy Points and Holthausen Clean Energy; three companies that focus on delivering a value chain for hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Through his role as Chief Technology Officer at Holthausen Energy, he was instrumental in the rollout of hydrogen stations across the Netherlands.

A long-serving industry expert, Carl has made a name for himself as an industry stalwart in the European hydrogen market.

As Vice President, Jay has responsibility for planning, execution and continuous improvement for the Vehicle Technology Group. These product design groups are located in Troy, Michigan and are responsible for the North American vehicle platforms of Hyzon Motors. His group aligns with the company’s Sales and Operations to accelerate processes, anticipate our customers’ needs and meet their timing for vehicle launches. Jay joined Hyzon in 2020.

Prior to joining Hyzon, Jay was responsible for launching Allison Transmission’s e-Axle Systems facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan as the Managing Director. This business unit, focused on electric drivetrains, was acquired from AxleTech where Mr. De Veny was the Vice President of Engineering. Jay joined AxleTech in 2003 where he has held roles of increasing responsibility in the Engineering group. He has also held positions in engineering for Meritor and American Axle. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland and a Master’s degree from the Broad School of Management at Michigan State University.

Dr. Rajesh is a passionate and prolific inventor with deep knowledge, skills, and 25 years of experience in both fundamental and applied aspects of PEM fuel cells, Membrane Electrode Assemblies (MEA) and advanced materials engineering. His career span from Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Ballard Power Systems, Great Wall Motors, and Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies.

He tenaciously leads product-oriented innovation. He served as a panel member in international conferences and program committee. He earned numerous awards and some of his selected awards include Director’s postdoctoral fellow award from LANL, best postdoctoral publication prize in experimental Science for his paper published in “Nature” in 2006 at LANL, Ballard’s Technology and Product Development Excellence award in 2012, Ballard’s Prolific Inventor Award for the year 2015, 2016 and 2018. He has over 20 patent (granted/published/pending) applications. Dr. Rajesh graduated from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras in Physical and Theoretical Chemistry with “Langmuir Prize” for best Thesis Award in fuel cell research.

Dr. Rajesh joined Hyzon Motors in 2020 and responsible for MEA technology development and manufacturing, intellectual property, and strategic core technology development. Dr Rajesh also lead advanced materials engineering and manufacturing to support Hyzon’s next generation fuel cell stacks.

Eric has joined Hyzon Motors as Finance Director, helping the business with financial operations and investor relations. Eric gained previous experience in Hydrogen Fuel Cell industry working on the General Motors Fuel Cell Program from 2007-2012.

Prior to joining Hyzon Motors, Eric served in roles of increasing responsibility at Thermo Fisher Scientific. His last assignment was Finance Director for Thermo Fisher’s $2.5B Specialty Diagnostics portfolio of businesses, supporting the company’s efforts to fight COVID-19.