Speakers

Joe Adams is chief engineer of Kenworth Truck Company. He assumed that position in February 2020 at Kenworth headquarters in Kirkland, Washington. Before taking his current post, Adams served as assistant chief engineer for north america embedded engineering for four years.  Prior to that position, he was assistant chief engineer at Kenworth.  Adams has been with PACCAR for 21 years. Earlier in his career, he held positions of increasing responsibility at the PACCAR Technical Center in Mount Vernon, Washington, and at PACCAR Purchasing in Bellevue, Washington.

Adams earned his undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alabama and his Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington. Adams holds a professional engineering license from the state of Washington.

Kenworth Truck Company is the manufacturer of The World’s Best® heavy and medium duty trucks. Kenworth’s home page is www.kenworth.com. Kenworth is a PACCAR company.

Jack Allen is the chairman and chief executive officer of Proterra. He is a results-focused leader who has spent his career defining the commercial truck industry. He has more than three decades of experience in the driving core businesses at Navistar International Corporation, where he successfully strengthened its core businesses, improved quality and customer satisfaction, drove profitability, and delivered value to shareholders. He most recently served as Navistar’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and previously was President of that company’s North America truck and parts division. Allen also served as President of Navistar’s engine group, where he led major business initiatives including the acquisition of Brazilian engine producer MWM and a partnership with MAN of Germany. Allen also has served as Vice President and General Manager of the company’s parts organization. He holds a bachelor of science degree from the Milwaukee School of Engineering and an MBA from the Illinois Institute of Technology. Allen serves on the boards of the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s Board of Regents and Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago.

Rakesh Aneja has leadership responsibility for Daimler Trucks’ North American (DTNA) eMobility organization based in Portland, Oregon. In this role, Aneja finds purpose in building and leading global, high performing teams that are driven to deliver socially responsible, customer-centric heavy- and medium-duty eMobility vehicles. He has 25+ years of diverse professional and educational experiences related to commercial vehicles spanning multiple countries — U.S.A., Germany, and India. Aneja serves on DTNA’s Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Council and as executive sponsor for DTNA’s Women’s Interactive Network (WIN) and STEM Employee Business Resource Groups. He also serves as Board Chair for Downtown Boxing Gym, a not-for-profit organization with the mission to empower Detroit students to be productive members of society through education, athletics, mentorship, and intervention. Aneja received his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana, U.S.A. and his Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India.

Bill Bliem, Senior Vice President of Fleet Services at NFI, oversees the end-to-end management and maintenance of the company’s truck fleet and material handling equipment. Additionally, Bliem and his team manage NFI’s purchasing, licensing/tolls, and fuel departments. Today, NFI operates more than 4,500 tractors and over 12,500 trailers and chassis.  The team also leads the company’s sustainability initiatives by identifying and implementing new technology to improve aerodynamics, fuel efficiency, and emissions. Across its dedicated and drayage fleets, NFI leverages sustainable technology including battery electric tractors and yard tractors, near zero natural gas using renewable CNG, low-rolling-resistance wide-based tires, electric apu’s and shore power. With social responsibility being a core company principle, NFI continuously explores new methods to improve fuel and asset utilization and reduce waste. NFI has been recognized as a four-time EPA SmartWay Excellence Award winner and are a SmartWay High Performer. Bliem joined NFI in 2009 as Vice President of Maintenance, bringing more than 30 years of fleet and maintenance experience to NFI. Bliem is a U.S. Navy veteran and holds a Green Belt in Six Sigma from Villanova University.

Patrick Carre is the vice president responsible globally for the Commercial Road Transport sector within Shell’s Sectors & Decarbonisation business. Based in London, Carre is charged with  bringing the full capabilities from across Shell to help deliver decarbonisation roadmaps for our customers in the road freight sector. To achieve this he will lead the Commercial Road Transport team as it works not only with Shell’s customers but also with partners and other stakeholders in the road logistics sector to deliver impactful decarbonisation solutions. Previously he was the vice president for Shell Lubricants Global Key Accounts, which entailed leading Shell’s relationships with automotive, trucking and industrial manufacturers. In this role, Carre builds Shell’s activities with seven of the world’s top ten largest automoative manufacturers. He has also been the GM for Shell’s Retail business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, where he led the transformation of Shell’s business in one of the world’s largest and most competitive fuels markets. Carre started out in Shell’s internal management consultancy and has previously worked in a number of P&L and strategy roles such as the GM for Lubricants Strategy & Portfolio and Business Development and GM Fuel Cards in Central/Eastern Europe.

Michael Cleveland is the lead for BNSF’s battery electrification and energy storage initiative. Cleveland has over 10 years of experience with BNSF working in the locomotive department as a technology subject matter expert and project leader. He has successfully implemented projects ranging from EPA engine certifications to battery electric locomotive equipment. Cleveland formed and led BNSF’s battery electrification team, which aims to reduce the environmental footprint and costs through the implementation of vehicle technology projects leveraging emerging energy storage technologies. Throughout this initiative BNSF has implemented battery electric yard tractors, side-loaders, hybrid rubber tire gantry cranes, and battery electric locomotives. He led BNSF’s partnership with Wabtec in the development, manufacturing, and demonstration of the first linehaul battery electric locomotive. This locomotive operates within a consist of other conventional diesels to form a hybrid consist. He has a MS in mechanical engineering from Texas A&M University and a BA in Physics from Austin College in Sherman, TX.

With a broad range of engineering, sales and operations experience, Patrick Duan is Senior Vice President of Operations for BYD North America.   He has played an integral role in bringing the global leader of battery electric technology to the United States and its continued growth in North America.

He joined BYD in 2004 as a Design Engineer, responsible for engine modeling and performance analysis for the firm’s Motor Development division.  Two years later, Duan relocated to BYD North America offices in Chicago taking charge of BYD’s market sales of cell phone batteries and key accounts, as Project Manager and later Regional Manager.  In 2012 Mr. Duan moved to the BYD North American Los Angeles headquarters as a Regional Sales Director for the coach and bus division, which is now the largest BYD group in the U.S.

In 2014, he was promoted to BYD’s Vice President of Operations for the North American headquarters, using his extensive engineering and management experience to oversee the corporate groups, and continue to expand the firm. In 2017, he also assumed the oversight of BYD’s SkyRail division for North America, the advanced monorail system.

Duan received his Mechanical Engineering degree from the Beijing Institute of Technology.

Jillian (Jill) Evanko is president and chief executive officer of Chart Industries, Inc, serving in this capacity since June of 2018. Evanko joined Chart in February of 2017 as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Chart, she was the chief financial officer of Truck- Lite Co., LLC as well as having held multiple operational and financial executive positions at Dover Corporation and its subsidiaries. Prior to joining Dover in 2004, Evanko held financial and operational roles at Arthur Andersen, LLP, Honeywell Corporation and Sony Corporation. In addition to serving on Chart’s Board of Directors, Evanko also serves as an independent director of the Board of Parker Hannifin Corporation as well as a director on the Board of McPhy. Evanko is the winner of the 2020 ExxonMobil Power Play Rainmaker award, the 2020 S&P Global Platts Energy Award for Chief Trailblazer, and the World LNG Executive of the Year 2020.  Evanko serves on the nonprofit Board of Directors of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF).

Clifford E. Gladstein is the founder and President of Gladstein, Neandross & Associates (GNA), a Santa Monica, CA based environmental affairs consulting firm that specializes in air quality, energy and transportation policy and market development for alternative fuel vehicles, emission reduction and advanced energy generation technology. For over twenty-two years, Mr. Gladstein has been a leader at the local, state and national levels in the effort to develop cost-effective policies, programs and products to reduce pollution from transportation, relieve the nation’s dependence on petroleum, and create innovative public-private partnerships to pursue market-based solutions for environmental problems. Mr. Gladstein is the founder of the Interstate Clean Transportation Corridor (ICTC), the nation’s first and most successful public-private partnership to accelerate the commercialization of clean, alternative fuel vehicles in the interstate movement of goods. Mr. Gladstein has used his knowledge and experience to develop and implement clean transportation and power generation technology deployment programs and incentive programs.

Thomas Healy is the founder and CEO of Hyliion, a provider of electrified powertrain solutions for the commercial transportation industry. A leader in the global fight against climate change, Hyliion delivers solutions that negate carbon emissions without sacrificing performance. Named one of Forbes “30 under 30,” Healy took Hyliion public in October of 2020. A serial entrepreneur, Healy founded two start-ups prior to Hyliion and holds five secured automotive device patents. Healy’s passion for racing and motorsports inspired him to pursue dual engineering degrees in mechanical engineering and engineering and public policy from Carnegie Mellon University.

Travis Katz is a technology executive, entrepreneur, and investor with a track record of scaling global businesses. Katz joined BrightDrop from Redpoint Ventures, a venture capital firm with $3.8B under management.  Prior to Redpoint, Katz served as vice president, product for Skyscanner, a $4 billion online travel company, where he led double digit growth across web and mobile platforms. Katz was the founder and CEO of Trip.com, an online travel company, which he led from inception through a successful exit in 2017. Before Trip, Katz led the global expansion for MySpace. During his tenure, Katz launched the businesses in 30 countries and scaled revenue from zero to nearly $100 million. He also formed joint ventures with Softbank in Japan and pioneered a new model for western companies to enter China.  Katz was a co-founder of Fox Interactive Media, News Corp’s digital arm, where he led strategy, and served high tech clients at McKinsey & Company. Katz holds a BS from Stanford University, an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business and is an advisor and investor in the technology space.

Shawn Kerrigan, Ph.D., is COO and co-founder at Plus. Under his direction, the company is developing self-driving trucks to enable large-scale commercialization of autonomous transport. Prior to Plus, Kerrigan was CTO and co-founder of a hardware and software company in the solar industry. His earlier experience includes investment work at Bridgewater Associates, as well as strategy and operations work at McKinsey & Company. Kerrigan earned his Bachelor of Science degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his Master’s and Ph.D. in Engineering from Stanford University, where he conducted research across engineering and computer science, and first worked with artificial intelligence technology.

Born in Australia, Craig Knight has a diverse industrial background, with over 25 years’ experience in International Sales and Marketing and Business Management. After studying Chemistry and Pure Mathematics at the University of Sydney, Knight went into commercial roles, and later completed an MBA at the University of Sydney. He held positions based in Australia, USA, Singapore and China in the chemical sector, before moving into hydrogen fuel cell technology. Knight believes we all have a personal obligation to make a positive impact, and he has made it his mission to be a facilitator of decarbonization for the wellbeing of future generations.

Boris Kort-Packard is Chief Engineer, Global Vehicles for FedEx Express where he is facilitating progress towards FedEx’s goal of carbon neutral operations by 2040, with a focus on the transition to an all EV fleet.  As Chief Engineer, Kort-Packard provides consulting vision and analysis to direct strategic fleet innovation and efficiency advances, including moves to acquire cargobikes, BrightDrop EV600 vans and BrightDrop EP1 pallets. Fascinated by performance and efficiency, Kort-Packard has worked in the bicycle industry (Burley Designs) automotive manufacturing (Hino, Cummins, Sumitomo Wiring) and with +Sharp Solar.  He holds a Masters in Engineering Management (MEM) from Christian Brothers University, Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering (BSME) from Oregon State University and Bachelors in East Asian Studies (Japanese) from Oberlin College.

Pablo Koziner leads Nikola’s hydrogen fueling and battery charging business as president of Nikola Energy. Koziner’s extensive global energy and distribution services experience is derived from his more than 19 years at Caterpillar Inc. where he served as president of Solar Turbines, vice president of Electric Power, and in various roles in North and South America leading dealer relations. Prior to joining Caterpillar, Koziner practiced commercial law at Hunton & Williams LLP (now Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP) and later at Paul Hastings LLP. Koziner is a graduate of Boston College and earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Boston College Law School. Koziner was born in Boston, Massachusetts and is a native of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Gideon Kracov is a lawyer in Los Angeles, where he represents clients in environmental and land use cases. His practice includes high-stakes litigation and complex regulatory matters. Mr. Kracov has worked for diverse business, labor and non-profit clients, and as a government lawyer. He served for more than fifteen years as General Counsel of the California Waste and Recycling Association, a trade organization including leading recycling and waste management companies. Mr. Kracov was appointed to the California Air Resources Board (CARB) by Governor Gavin Newsom in December 2020. CARB is the state’s lead agency combating air pollution and climate change. He also serves as the Governor’s appointee to the South Coast Air Quality Management District Governing Board responsible for improving air quality in Los Angeles, Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The region is home to more than 17 million people.

Ryan Laskey is senior vice president of Dana’s Commercial Vehicle (CV) Drive and Motion business, a role he assumed in April 2020.  He is responsible for the Commerical Vehicle business unit with a focus on providing customers leading driveline technologies as well as electrified powertrains. From 2005 to 2011, Laskey served as chief engineer of driveline applications where he launched numerous driveshaft and axle programs for various customers across six continents.  In 2013, he was promoted to director of driveline product engineering responsible for component strategy, design, and development across the company’s light-vehicle, commercial-vehicle, and off-highway markets. In 2015, Ryan was named vice president of CV engineering and quality and assumed responsibility for strategy, product planning, and program management in 2019.  Ryan led the electrification technical strategy development and deployment in the CV market. Ryan earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Toledo and an MBA from Purdue University.

Ryan serves as a board member of Dana’s largest joint venture in China with approximately $600 million in annual revenue in addition to the Dana Foundation, which provides philanthropic support for the communities in which Dana operates.

Çetin Meriçli, Ph.D., is the CEO and co-founder of Locomation, a leading developer of safe and reliable autonomous driving technology for semi-trucks. An experienced entrepreneur and formerly a Special Faculty at the National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) of Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute, Meriçli has two decades of experience in developing and deploying complex robotic systems for commercial, military, and scientific applications – and he has played key roles in over a dozen high profile applied robotics projects. He is a well published expert in AI, robotics, and machine learning.

Scott Newhouse has served as Peterbilt’s chief engineer since 2015. Newhouse has 25 years of experience with Peterbilt and PACCAR Inc. Prior to his current role, Newhouse was director of product planning and strategy. Throughout his career he has served in positions in a variety of areas including Program Management, Purchasing and other roles within Engineering. Newhouse is a graduate of Texas A&M University where he earned his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering, and the University of North Texas where he earned his Masters of Business Administration. He is currently a licensed professional engineer and a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Newhouse lives in McKinney, Texas and enjoys spending his free time with his family, and engaging in a variety of sports.

John Pfeifer is Oshkosh Corporation’s president and chief executive officer and is a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, positions he has held since April 2021. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Pfeifer served as president and chief operating officer. Prior to joining Oshkosh Corporation in 2019, Pfeifer served 13 years with Brunswick Corporation, most recently as Senior Vice President and President of Mercury Marine, a global leader in marine propulsion systems, parts and accessories. During his Brunswick tenure, Pfeifer also served as President of Brunswick Marine in Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as President of the Brunswick Asia Pacific Group. Earlier in his career, Pfeifer held executive and general management positions with ITT Corporation and Milacron, Inc. he brings over 25 years of senior leadership and global management experience to Oshkosh Corporation. Pfeifer is on the board of The Manitowoc Company, a global leader of industrial cranes and lifting solutions, and is a board member at the National Exchange Bank and Trust. Additionally, he serves as a board member of Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce (WMC) and is a trustee at Marian University.

Liane Randolph has been appointed Chair of the California Air Resources Board. Randolph has been a Commissioner at the California Public Utilities Commission since 2015. She was Deputy Secretary and General Counsel at the California Natural Resources Agency from 2011 to 2014 and an Attorney at Pillsbury, Winthrop, Shaw, Pittman from 2007 to 2011. She served as Chair of the California Fair Political Practices Commission from 2003 to 2007, where she also served as a Staff Attorney from 1996 to 1997. Randolph served as San Leandro City Attorney and was a Principal at Meyers Nave from 2000 to 2003, where she was an Associate from 1997 to 2000. She was an Attorney at Remcho, Johansen and Purcell from 1994 to 1996 and an Associate at Manatt, Phelps and Phillips from 1993 to 1994. She earned a Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.

Vic La Rosa is an innovative and solutions-focused senior executive with the ability to employ the right people and empower them to succeed. In 1986, Vic co-founded Total Transportation Solutions (TTSI) with Bill Allen to provide a wide range of cross-nation and international freighting services. Serving as President during the early growth years, Vic directed the upward trajectory of the company to reach a peak of $100 million prior to the successful sale of the business in 2006. He entered semi-retirement at this point, only to re-purchase the company six years later, following unsuccessful ownership by the acquirer. As Chief Executive Officer, he created a sustainable growth model and restructured operations. The company has now doubled in size, and Vic continues to manage day-to-day operations. Vic’s comprehensive professional background spans the industries of transportation and clean tech. These include freight forwarding, warehousing, trucking, LTL, airfreight, logistics, distribution, roll-on / roll-off, 3PL, and international shipping. Recognized as a transportation and trucking subject matter expert, Vic provides local newspapers and industry publications with expertise and advisory. These include the Wall Street Journal, American Shipper, and the Journal of Commerce.

Paul Rosa is senior vice president of procurement and fleet planning for Penske Truck Leasing, where his areas of responsibility center around asset management, supplier relations, vehicle purchasing, residuals management and fleet planning activities. He also has oversight of non-vehicle procurement.   Prior to being named to his current role in 2014, Rosa was the company’s vice president of vehicle supply and planning. Rosa joined the company as district rental manager in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1993. Rosa then progressed through the roles of area rental manager in New England, manager of consumer rental, quality black belt, quality master black belt, manager of commercial rental and director of vehicle planning. Rosa received his bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico.

Chris Rovik is the Executive Program Manager for electrified heavy duty truck programs at Toyota Motor North America, and is based in Plano, TX. He has been involved with electrified heavy duty powertrain solutions at Toyota since the development of its first hydrogen fuel cell powered Class 8 truck. Rovik has over two decades of experience in the automotive industry in various product development roles, primarily in electronics and EV powertrain solutions. Rovik holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona, an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and an MBA from the University of Michigan, as well as 22 patents.

Kary Schaefer is the General Manager of Product Strategy and Marketing for Daimler Trucks North America.   She is responsible for platform strategy, market development, brand management, marketing communications and marketing operations for Freightliner, Western Star and Detroit product lines, which serve class 6-8 on-highway and vocational truck market segments.  Schaefer is a 21-year veteran of DTNA holding increasing roles of responsibility throughout her tenure in engineering, product planning and marketing.  She also has experience in the aerospace industry, working on development of autopilot and sensor systems for manned and unmanned aerial vehicles.  She is a CDL-licensed driver and currently serves on the board of directors for Women in Trucking.  In her spare time, she enjoys hiking, biking, skiing and trail running in the mountains near her home in Portland, Oregon.

Jigar Shah was most recently co-founder and president at Generate Capital, where he focused on helping entrepreneurs accelerate decarbonization solutions through the use of low-cost infrastructure-as-a service financing. Prior to Generate Capital, Shah founded SunEdison, a company that pioneered “pay as you save” solar financing. After SunEdison, Shah served as the founding CEO of the Carbon War Room, a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change. Originally from Illinois, Shah holds a B.S. from the University of Illinois-UC and an MBA from the University of Maryland College Park.

Jason Skoog is Peterbilt general manager and PACCAR vice president.  He has been with PACCAR for more than 25 years.  He began his career in 1994 at PACCAR Financial and spent 16 years there in roles of increasing responsibility.  Jason also spent 8 years at Kenworth including roles as general sales manager as well as the assistant general manager for both Sales & Marketing and Operations.  In April of 2018, Jason was promoted to general manager of Peterbilt. Jason holds a BA in Business from University of Washington, an MBA from the University of Phoenix, and attended the Stanford Executive Program in 2016.

Sean Turner has held several leadership positions within the NGV industry, each providing a platform from which to influence regulatory policy development and to work aggressively towards enhancing the business climate for and adoption of NGVs. His roles as President of the California Natural Gas Vehicle Coalition (CNGVC) and as Director of Technology for Natural Gas Vehicles for America (NGVAmerica) in Washington, DC have provided him with a rich context from which to base his continuing work in the industry at GNA. His long-term perspective on market development is comprehensive as he is entrenched in not only the policy side, but also the intricacies of the technology, economics, energy supply issues, and regulatory influences, as well. Turner’s role as COO and partner was a natural progression after initially joining the firm as Senior Vice President in 2009. He continues to personally work directly with clients such as Waste Management, Frito-Lay, CoreMark, Giant Eagle, and Encana, among others, and is responsible for directing a senior team of engineers on a full slate of additional project development efforts. Turner has successfully led GNA through periods of great growth and transition and works with the partners to ensure that the firm is well-positioned to take on future challenges and continue the successful work that has become a recognized trademark of GNA.

Peter Voorhoeve is president of Volvo Trucks North America, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. Previously, Voorhoeve led Volvo Group Australia from 2013 until 2018, prior to which he held several senior management positions in the areas of aftermarket support, supply chain management, and parts logistics during his nearly 20 years with the Volvo Group.
Voorhoeve is a dynamic leader with an intense focus on customer satisfaction as the leading driver to build on the success of the exciting new products and services Volvo has introduced to the market. Originally from the Netherlands, Voorhoeve holds a Master of Science degree in industrial engineering and management science from the University of Technology in Eindhoven.

Salim Youssefzadeh is CEO and co-founder of WattEV and has a mission to speed up the transition of US trucking transport into zero emission faster than anyone could expect. WattEV uses a combination of business and technology innovation to create infrastructure and data driven workflow that provides truckers and fleet operators the lowest total cost of ownership. Youssefzadeh graduated from UCLA in 2011 with a BS in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Computer Science and a BS in Applied Mathematics and graduated Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2014 with a MS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA. 

Cathy Zoi joined EVgo as CEO in 2017 and has led the company’s growth and its establishment as the preeminent public fast charging network in the US. Zoi came to EVgo as a distinguished executive with decades of experience in the clean energy, investing, and policy communities. Zoi has held numerous CEO and senior executive positions in the energy industry, government, academia and non-profit sectors. Zoi was founding CEO of Frontier Power, a rural electrification company incubated by SunEdison. Zoi was an energy investor at Silver Lake and Bayard Capital, a board member for Ice Energy, SES, and Pacific Solar, and a management consultant at ICF and Next Energy. She served in the Obama Administration as Assistant Secretary and Acting Under Secretary at the Department of Energy and was also the founding CEO of both the Alliance for Climate Protection, established and chaired by U.S. Vice President Al Gore; and the Sustainable Energy Development Authority, a $50m fund to commercialize clean energy technologies in Australia. In the early 1990s, Zoi was Chief of Staff for Environmental Policy in the Clinton White House and she pioneered the Energy Star program while at the U.S. EPA.

As the founder and CEO of the award-winning Technica Communications, founder and chairwoman of the non-profit Women In Cleantech & Sustainability, and co-founder of the Global Cleantech Cluster Association, Lisa Ann has dedicated her career to sharing technology stories and empowering women in cleantech. She was named Industry Innovator by the PRNews Top Women in PR Awards (2021), PR Executive of the Year by the American Business Awards (2020), and the Female Entrepreneur of the Year for Advertising and Marketing by the Women in Business and the Professions World Awards (2020).

Andrew Sarantapoulas is Vice President of Marketing and Product Management for Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, where he is responsible for merchant product management, national applications business development, and marketing.  Andrew is also accountable for leading development of Linde’s clean hydrogen market activity in the US, establishing decarbonization & renewable energy strategies for US operations, and coordinating decarbonization efforts with the other Americas business units. Sarantapoulas joined Praxair, now Linde, in 1998 as a mechanical engineer in the Tonawanda, New York, turbomachinery group.  He has held numerous roles in engineering, operations, sales, capital projects, and product management within Praxair’s atmospheric and HYCO business.