Rob Campbell appointed as VP and Chief Commercial Officer of Ballard

Mr. Rob Campbell has been appointed as Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of Ballard Power Systems effective from May 1, 2017. Rob will replace Mr. Karim Kassam, Vice President – Commercial who will be leaving Ballard at the end of May.

Mr. Campbell will report directly to the CEO and be responsible for global business development, sales, marketing, product line management and after-sales service activities in the Company’s key Power Products markets of Heavy Duty Motive, Material Handling and Backup Power.

Mr. Campbell was President and CEO of SoloPower Systems. Prior to SoloPower his career included: SVP of Business Development at Energy Conversion Devices and Solar Integrated Technologies in the U.S, EVP of Sales and Marketing at Hydrogenics in Ontario, Canada; senior leadership roles at several construction and power generation companies in Ontario, Canada.

Mr. Campbell earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering at Queen’s University and an MBA in finance and marketing at York University’s Schulich School of Business. He is a licensed Professional Engineer with the Professional Engineers Association of Ontario.

Ballard sincerely thanks Karim Kassam for his dedicated service and important contributions towards company for over 9-years and wishes Karim all the best in his future endeavors.