MEET THE TEAM
LEADERSHIP
DR. CHRISTIAN MOHRDIECK
President and Acting Chief Executive Officer
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“As Hyzon's President and Acting Chief Executive Officer Christian Mohrdieck oversees the company's operations and strategic activities.
Before his current role, Christian served as Chief Technology Officer at Hyzon and led Hyzon’s fuel cell technology development and commercialization, from scaling the company’s manufacturing capabilities to advancing Hyzon’s Intellectual Property portfolio through research and development.
Christian’s career has centered around fuel cell technology development and he has been instrumental in forming today’s hydrogen fuel cell landscape. During more than three decades at Daimler AG and DaimlerChrysler, Christian supported, developed, and led the companies’ fuel cell program, forming the foundation of cellcentric.
His prior roles include Chief Commercial Officer of cellcentric GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture between Daimler Truck AG and the Volvo Group AB, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell GmbH, before it merged into Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. KG and then cellcentric."
Education
• Ph.D. Theoretical Physics, Kiel University
• Diploma in physics, Kiel University
STEPHEN WEILAND
Chief Financial Officer
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Stephen is responsible for overseeing Hyzon’s financial operations, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, investor relations, and IT. He brings two decades of experience that include leading financial operations as CFO, driving diverse growth capital programs, executing transactions in the cleantech sector, and implementing critical financial processes.Most recently, Steve was the CFO of Boom Supersonic, a growth company developing a supersonic commercial airliner. Prior to that, Steve worked at Caterpillar as a CFO for several global divisions including manufacturing, engineering, digital, and procurement. He originally joined Caterpillar’s Corporate Development team following work as an investment banker after starting his career in public audit as a CPA.
Education
• MBA, Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
• B.S., accountancy and minor in technology & management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
JOHN ZAVOLI
General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer
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John serves as Hyzon’s principal attorney and legal adviser.
Before Hyzon, John served as general counsel for Karma Automotive, where he was responsible for all of the company’s legal matters. Prior to that, John was senior vice president and senior corporate counsel for Conduent, a digital platforms provider for businesses and governments. Previously, he served in senior legal and financial roles in several venture-backed and public entities, and he was a partner in PwC’s Boston and San Jose offices.
John is licensed to practice law in California, Illinois, and New Hampshire.
Education
• LL.M., Boston University School of Law
• J.D., University of Illinois – Chicago
• B.S. in accounting, University of Illinois – Chicago
