Ballard Power Systems has appointed Mark Biznek as chief operating officer (COO), effective immediately, according to a press release.
During the past 10 years, Mark served in various leadership roles for Kohler Power Systems, including as general manager of Marine & Power Solutions, as vice president of Global Operations & Supply Chain, and as vice president of Operations & Engine Development.
He previously held manufacturing and strategy leadership roles at Mercury Marine (marine engines). In his earlier career, Mark served in various operations and engineering roles at Delphi (lithium batteries) and GE Aviation (aircraft engines). Mark has significant experience developing global manufacturing strategies, having had accountability for manufacturing facilities in the United States, France, China, India and Singapore.
Randy MacEwen, Ballard’s president & CEO, commented, “We are excited to welcome Mark to the Ballard team. Mark brings over 30 years of manufacturing and operations experience in the engine industry. His leadership experience across the business including supply chain, marketing, business development, and global operations will be a huge asset to Ballard’s operations as we prepare for commercial scale manufacturing.”
“With Mark’s appointment, Jyoti Sidhu, previously serving in the joint leadership role of senior vice president, chief people officer and senior vice president, Operations, will fully transition to the role of SVP, chief people officer. We are excited to have Jyoti fully leverage her operational insight into her CPO responsibilities and to support an orderly transition of Operations to Mark,” MacEwen added.
