Hyzon Motors announces retirement of Gary Robb, Chief Technology Officer; Chief Engineer Shinichi Hirano to replace Mr. Robb as CTO
Hyzon Motors Inc. (NASDAQ: HYZN) (“Hyzon” or the “Company”), a leading global supplier of zero-emission fuel cell electric heavy vehicles, announced the retirement of Gary Robb, the Company’s chief technology officer, effective Sept. 17, 2021. Shinichi Hirano, Hyzon’s chief engineer, fuel cell, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Robb as chief technology officer.
Craig Knight, chief executive officer of Hyzon.
On behalf of Hyzon, we thank Gary for his leadership and acknowledge his contributions from more than two decades developing fuel cell systems for vehicles, including his role as co-founder of Hyzon Motors, Inc.
“We are fortunate that Gary will continue to consult for Hyzon as we continue to build a world-class team of highly experienced personnel around the world. We wish Gary the best in this next chapter as he plans to pursue other interests,”
Mr. Robb.
As a co-founder of Hyzon I am grateful for the opportunity to make a real impact in accelerating the decarbonization of commercial transportation and I look forward to seeing all of the great things the Hyzon team will accomplish.
Mr. Hirano joined Hyzon in May 2021 and is a 30-year veteran of automotive fuel cell technology, bringing to Hyzon decades of experience and expertise.
This includes his recent 17-year leadership tenure at Ford Motor Company, where he served as the principal research engineer and technology expert for fuel cells. While at Ford, Mr. Hirano also led the Ford-Daimler fuel cell alliance, and USCAR Fuel Cell Teams in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy.
Prior to his arrival at Ford in 2003, Mr. Hirano started his professional career at Mazda Motor Corporation, where he spent more than eight years leading various hydrogen and fuel cell related research projects, including the development of the Mazda Demio fuel cell vehicle.
Mr. Hirano holds 25 U.S. patents in the automotive hydrogen fuel cell and battery areas and has published 15 papers for peer-reviewed journals.
He studied electrical engineering at Tokyo University of Science and continued his fuel cell catalyst and MEA research as a guest scientist at Texas A&M University’s Center for Electrochemical Systems and Hydrogen Research.
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Hyzon Motors Announces Retirement of Gary Robb, Chief Technology Officer; Chief Engineer Shinichi Hirano to Replace Mr. Robb as CTO, ROCHESTER, N.Y., September 2, 2021
