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 sector
  • Charlotte 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/