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HyGear has build up an experienced staff, consisting of people with backgrounds in:

  • heating boilers
  • fuel processor for fuel cells
  • fuel cell development
  • PSA development
  • production management

HyGear has a management team of four people.

Marinus van Driel
Chief Executive Officer


Jacques Smolenaars
Vice President Business Development

Mr. van Driel holds a masters degree from the Technical University of Delft where he specialized in fuel cell technology. He received his MBA degree at the Erasmus University of Rotterdam where his thesis dealt with fuel cell based micro cogeneration systems. After some years in project management (amongst others in East Europe) Mr.van Driel served as the general manager of the European subsidiary of a leading fuel cell company.


Mr. Smolenaars has served in several SME's in Europe with responsibility for setting up new production facilities in countries such as India, China, Belgium, etc. More recently he was responsable for marketing and sales at a Dutch natural gas research institute and for global marketing of fuel cell based cogeneration technology at a USA-based fuel cell company. He is one of the founders of the company and besides his activities at HyGear he is Chairman of the Dutch Hydrogen Association and Treasurer of the European Hydrogen Association.

Boudewijn Creemers
Director of Engineering


Guido van de Sande
Director of Sales Hydrogen Systems

Mr Creemers has an extensive experience in product development. Amongst others he worked in natural gas heating systems and in aeronautics industry. He holds a masters degree in applied physics. He joined HyGear in 2006 in his current position.


Mr. Van de Sande joined HyGear in 2006 and is responsible for the sales of Hydrogen Generation Systems for the industrial market. He holds a bachelor degree in chemistry and has been working with natural gas based appliances for more then 10 years previously to joining HyGear.

 
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