LONDON SCHOOLS HYDROGEN CHALLENGE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Chief Technology Officer for IBM
- CTO UK Ireland, IBM
Andy is the Chief Technology Officer for IBM in UK and Ireland. He is an IBM Distinguished Engineer and Master Inventor with more than 40 patents. Andy is based at IBM's Hursley Park laboratories in the UK, and has a long background in Internet of Things technologies. He has a BSc in Computing and Mathematics, and a PhD in Computer Science. He is a Visiting Professor at the University of Newcastle, an Honorary Professor at the University of East Anglia, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southampton, and a Fellow of the British Computer Society.
Ben has an Engineering PhD from Cambridge, working on the Rolls Royce solid oxide fuel cell. He founded Arcola Energy with the aim of bridging the gap between new technologies being developed and then being used in the real world. He has a deep knowledge of the fuel cell industry and technology having worked in the sector for nearly 2 decades.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- CEO ITM Power ( Chair )
Graham joined ITM Power as CEO in 2009. Before that Graham was Business Development Manager in National Power plc and spent 11 years in the power industry developing energy storage and generation technologies. Before joining ITM Power Graham was CEO of Sensortec Ltd, founder CEO of Metalysis Ltd, a spin out of Cambridge University and a founding CEO of Antenova Ltd.
Richard has experience in development and implementation of innovation strategies at national and sector levels, including leading the UK funding programmes for hydrogen and fuel cells for InnovateUK. He brings knowledge and connections in both transport and energy sectors and leads on business and partnership development across all areas of our work. He has a Chemistry degree and D.Phil from Oxford University in new techniques for medical imaging and is a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Business Development Director, Ballard Power Systems
Yane has more than 20 years of diversified European sales & marketing experience. Throughout her career, she has been responsible for identifying promising markets, increasing sales and implementing communications and advertising campaigns. She joined Ballard Power Systems Inc. in October 2013 as Business Development Director for Europe, covering the whole range of Ballard fuel cell products including stationary and heavy duty applications. She has been in the Fuel Cells industry since 2008 working for IdaTech LLC and developing sales mainly in Europe. Before IdaTech she had various sales management experiences in the CCTV industry, high technology plastics and cables industries. She holds a degree in Communications.