Press Release
Brussels, 24 June 2025
Hydrogen Europe’s General Assembly has today appointed new members to its Board of Directors. The association’s Board members, as leaders in the sector, will help to determine its trajectory as we continue working towards a better, more sustainable world.
The newly elected members are:
European regions
Carlos Javier Navarro Espada, Advisor to the Department of the Presidency, Economy and Justice, Aragón Region, Spain
Energy sectorCharlotte Roule, Group Hydrogen Vice President, ENGIE and CEO, Storengy
Dr Sopna Sury, COO Hydrogen, RWE Generation
Industry sector
Dennis Schulz, CEO, ITM Power
And they will join the current Board members:
Nils Aldag, co-founder and CEO of Sunfire representing techno providers
Marco Alverà, CEO, Tree Energy Solutions (TES) representing SMEs
Sebastian Boden, Vice President Hydrogen Energy Partnerships Europe, Air Liquide representing transport
Laurent Carme, Chief Technology Officer, OPmobility representing transport
Piero Ercoli, Executive Director Decarbonisation Unit, SNAM representing infrastructure
Dr Beate Grota, Executive Vice President Engineering Power Solutions (PS/EE), Robert Bosch representing techno providers
Tom Hautekiet, Chief Business Transition Officer, Port of Antwerp-Bruges representing infrastructure
Stefano Innocenzi,President Europe West, LINDE representing industry
Dr Danica Maljković, CTO, DOK-ING Indeloop representing SMEs
Tejs Laustsen Jensen, CEO of Brintbranchen – (Hydrogen Denmark) representing EU national associations
Aivars Starikovs, Member of the Board, Latvian Hydrogen Association representing EU national associations
in their constant contribution and support to Hydrogen Europe’s vision and mission.
Additionally, Dr Sopna Sury, Chief Operating Officer Hydrogen of RWE Generation SE, has been reconfirmed as Chair of the Board of Directors, with a mandate lasting until June 2028. She commented on the mission: “It is a deep honour having been re-elected in the Board and re-confirmed as Chair. I’m looking forward to leading our Board members into the next phase of the European hydrogen market scale up. We will work relentlessly to drive production, infrastructure and demand in order to achieve decarbonisation and strengthen European resilience.”
Hydrogen Europe’s CEO Jorgo Chatzimarkakis added “We are delighted to welcome the new members of our board as we continue to strive for a sustainable and resilient Europe. It is a pivotal time for the energy transition and the hard work of our board members will help ensure a successful one with hydrogen playing a key role.”
The new Board of Directors is looking forward to working together with the EU institutions and hydrogen stakeholders to ensure that the objectives laid out in the Green Deal are met on time with a thriving European industrial base creating jobs and growth for Europeans.
For more information about the new Board of Directors: https://hydrogeneurope.eu/mission-vision/board-of-directors/
