The Hydrogen Council is the world's largest and only CEO-led global hydrogen alliance, uniting approximately 140 companies from over 20 countries across the entire hydrogen value chain. Collectively, these companies represent around $9 trillion in market capitalization, employ 6.8 million full-time equivalents, and generate approximately $6.4 trillion in revenues. This unique, cross-sector platform enables global leaders to align strategies, accelerate collaboration, and shape the development of a globally integrated hydrogen sector. (hydrogencouncil.com ) The Council's mission is to deliver a clean, secure, and resilient energy future with hydrogen as a critical contributor and enabler. By providing clarity on the path to scale, fostering supportive policy and regulatory frameworks, and building partnerships to advance hydrogen deployment worldwide, the Council acts as a market catalyst and the key voice of the industry. (hydrogencouncil.com ) The Council's vision is to shape the global hydrogen market scale-up as the leading voice of industry and collaboration forum. (hydrogencouncil.com ) The Council's objectives include increasing visibility and recognition that hydrogen is a critical tool for energy systems decarbonization, identifying and unlocking impediments to progress in realizing the potential of hydrogen solutions for decarbonization, energy security, resilience, and sustainability, and working with key stakeholders such as policymakers, the business community, international agencies, and civil society to achieve shared climate goals. (hydrogencouncil.com ) The Hydrogen Council's CEO Board comprises leaders from various sectors, including François Jackow, CEO of Air Liquide and Co-Chair of the Hydrogen Council; Jaehoon Chang, Vice Chair of Hyundai Motor Group and Co-Chair of the Hydrogen Council; Lorenzo Simonelli, President and CEO of Baker Hughes; Jennifer Rumsey, Chair and CEO of Cummins; Liam Condon, CEO of Johnson Matthey; Yoshinori Kanehana, Chairman of Kawasaki Heavy Industries; Sanjiv Lamba, CEO of Linde; Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar; Simon Baloyi, CEO of Sasol; Anne-Laure Parrical de Chammard, Member of the Executive Board of Siemens Energy; Zhao Dong, CEO of Sinopec; Koji Sato, President of Toyota Motor Corporation; Roeland Baan, President and CEO of Topsoe; Craig Miller, CEO of Valterra Platinum; and Hans Olav Raen, CEO of Yara Clean Ammonia. (hydrogencouncil.com ) The Management Board includes Erwin Penfornis, VP Hydrogen Energy World Business Line at Air Liquide and Co-Secretary of the Hydrogen Council; Ken Ramirez, EVP at Hyundai Motor Group and Co-Secretary of the Hydrogen Council; Alessandro Bresciani, SVP Climate Technology Solutions at Baker Hughes; Desmond McMenamin, General Manager Electrolyzers at Cummins; Eugene McKenna, SVP Hydrogen & Sustainable Technologies at Johnson Matthey; Ryo Chishiro, Senior Manager at Kawasaki Heavy Industries; Tim Heisterkamp, Chief of Staff and Head of Global Public Affairs at Linde; Mohammad Abdelqader El-Ramahi, Chief Green Hydrogen Officer at Masdar; Alexander Habeder, Head of Strategy, Sustainable Energy Systems at Siemens Energy; Vimal Bhimsan, Vice President, Asset Transformation at Sasol; Yuan Zhan, Manager at Sinopec; Stephan Herbst, Technical Head Hydrogen Business and Value Chain at Toyota Motor Corporation; Hilton Ingram, Executive Head of Market Development at Valterra Platinum; and Vibeke Rasmussen, SVP Product Management & Certification at Yara Clean Ammonia. (hydrogencouncil.com ) The Hydrogen Council's team is led by Ivana Jemelkova, Chief Executive Officer, and Markus Stock, Operations. (hydrogencouncil.com ) The Council's recent activities include the release of the Global Hydrogen Compass 2025 report, which combines comprehensive industry data with proprietary insights from Hydrogen Council members, direct perspectives from global CEO leaders, and lessons learned from key hydrogen projects worldwide. (hydrogencouncil.com ) In April 2026, the Council welcomed seven new members, each of which has moved from ambition to active delivery of hydrogen projects across Europe, Asia, and beyond. (hydrogencouncil.com ) In January 2026, the Council announced a new Board composition, welcoming Baker Hughes as its newest board member and confirming the re-election of Johnson Matthey, Sasol, Sinopec, and Topsoe for a new mandate. (hydrogencouncil.com ) In December 2025, more than 200 CEOs and senior executives from the world's leading businesses in hydrogen convened in Seoul, South Korea, for the Hydrogen Council's Global CEO Summit 2025, united around a clear call to action: build faster and unlock commercial-scale demand by 2030. (hydrogencouncil.com )
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