The Hydrogen Council is proud to announce Hyundai Motor Company President and CEO Jaehoon Chang as its new Co-Chair, joining Sanjiv Lamba, CEO of Linde.

“Germany is a strong industrial nation with global leading companies in future areas. For a successful ramp-up of the hydrogen economy, strong private sector engagement is needed. So our message is: The time to act is now! Therefore, the German government is setting up the necessary regulatory framework, instruments and funding schemes for a swift ramp-up of hydrogen,” said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in a live address to CEOs and senior executives from the world’s leading businesses and investors in hydrogen at the Hydrogen Council’s 2024 International CEO Event today.

In a significant step towards accelerating public-private action on hydrogen, Germany’s Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Robert Habeck, and the European Commission Executive Vice-President for the European Green Deal, Maroš Šefčovič, today met with a global delegation of Hydrogen Council executives.

The Hydrogen Council today announced the appointment of Ivana Jemelkova as its Chief Executive Officer, following an extensive, international search.