Nobian and Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) have appointed Stijn van Els as chief executive officer (CEO) of HyCC, effective from 1 July 2022.
Van Els (pictured) will “help drive further growth” of the joint venture to expand its leadership in green hydrogen for the decarbonisation of large industries.
Previously van Els has led Shell’s companies in Germany as CEO and country chair and worked in Qatar as CEO of a petrochemicals joint venture.
He has also been the executive vice president for contracting and procurement at Shell and worked in technical and commercial roles in the Netherlands, Japan, England and Australia.
He is director of commercial delivery at the Port of Rotterdam, at present, as well as honorary consul of Germany to the Netherlands, and is a member of the supervisory board of Tennet, EVOS and the IDA Foundation.
Van Els has also been involved in the successful production and commercialisation of hydrogen in his previous roles.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Stijn to HyCC at this pivotal moment for the company.” said Michael Koenig, CEO of Nobian and on behalf of the HyCC board.
“Stijn is a seasoned business leader who brings over 30 years of experience in business and executive roles in the chemical industry.
“We are confident that his guidance will help HyCC to deliver on its ambitious growth strategy as well as its ambition to help decarbonise large industries.”
Van Els said: “I really look forward to leading HyCC in the rapidly developing and growing green hydrogen market.
“One of my priorities when I begin will be to meet key partners and clients.
“Together with the HyCC leadership team, it will be all about shaping the business strategy to deliver scale in the safe and reliable production of green hydrogen for large industries.”