Nicolas Pocard leads Ballard’s global marketing, collaboration and strategic partnerships activities with the goal of delivering customer-centric fuel cell solutions. He is also oversees corporate market strategy and government relations.

An active advocate of the fuel cell industry since 2004, Nicolas joined Ballard in 2012 after holding various leadership positions in sales, business development and marketing in high-tech companies in Europe and Asia.

Nicolas is a member of the Boards of the Canadian Hydrogen Association (CHA), Hydrogen BC and of the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC). He is also Ballard's representative on the Board of Directors of Forsee Power.

He is a graduate engineer from Ecole de Chimie Organique et Minerale in Paris, and holds a Master of Science Degree in chemistry from the Ohio State University.