H2scan senior management includes the following members. Together they oversee a team with advanced degrees in technology-related disciplines, hydrogen sensor technical expertise, extensive hands-on development experience, and access to key resources such as Sandia National Laboratories.
Dennis Reid
Dennis Reid
Founder, President & CEO
Dennis is a 21-year veteran in hydrogen-related industries with extensive general management and sales management experience. He is the Company’s founder, a significant investor, and manages the strategic relationships for H2scan.
Michael Nofal
Michael Nofal
VP of Sales & Business Development
Michael has over 35 years of senior executive experience in many different industries including industrial, manufacturing, oil & gas production and operations, oil & gas equipment and service, alternative energy, and high technology. He’s responsible for sales, business development, marketing, and corporate and business strategies.
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Stan Berman
CFO/COO
Stan brings over 30 years of Financial management and Operational experience in Fortune 500 as well as start-up companies, in Life Science and Electronics Manufacturing industries. Most recently he was the CFO at Sofie Biosciences, a maker of molecular imaging systems. He helped raise over $60 million in equity and debt financing, and managed multiple M&A and strategic partnership transactions. He holds an undergraduate degree in chemistry and MBA from USC Marshall School of Business.
Leon White
Leon White
VP of Transformer Sales & Business Development
Leon brings over 25 years of utility and sales experience including an extensive background in electric substations and online transformer monitoring. While at Ameren, he held various positions including substation design, transmission regulatory and real time power trading. He brings a proven track record of achieving leading results in sales growth at GE and Qualitrol where he was responsible for a wide range of substation and transformer monitoring products. He is a Professional Engineer and a member of the IEEE Power and Energy Society. He received his Electrical Engineering and MBA degrees from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Board of Directors
Supporting the H2scan management team is an active and seasoned group of cross-functional experts from various industries. From investors and lawyers to professors at top technical institutes, the Company has surrounded itself with a strong Board that complements the skills of the current management team.
Michael Allman
Michael is an accomplished CEO and Chairman with a highly successful career growing, restructuring, and optimizing business strategy and operations in the corporate world. Since 1998, Allman has held a number of leadership positions with Sempra Energy, a Fortune 300 energy services holding company in San Diego, CA. In his most recent position as Chairman, President and CEO of Southern California Gas Company, the largest natural gas distribution company in the United States, he achieved record profits that exceeded targets each year and drove the company to a #1 ranking in customer service.
Dennis Reid
Dennis is a 21-year veteran in hydrogen-related industries with extensive general management and sales management experience. He is the Company’s founder, a significant investor, and manages the strategic relationships for H2scan.
John Wilson
John is a growth capital investor, investing in high-growth private companies in the energy sector with a specific focus on operational and digital technology. He is a founding member of Energy Growth Momentum and holds several non-executive roles in operating companies. Prior to EGM, John worked at Piper Sandler (Simmons), Lime Rock Partners and First Reserve. He holds a MA Joint Honors in Economics and International Relations and a Corporate Finance Qualification from ICAEW and CISI. He has previously served on the boards of UTEC International; Grupa Duon S.A; and, Sensient Incorporated, all of whom successfully scaled and were then acquired by large corporates.
Alf-Åke Jannsen
Alf-Åke has more than 30 years of experience from the T&D business, whereof 25 years at ABB in several countries and areas, including power- and distribution transformers, capacitors and systems business. He has also worked for a venture capital company and has advised private equity companies, especially in connection with acquisitions in the T&D area, as well as working with power lines. Alf-Åke is also a board member in some companies in the field.
David Meyers
Advisors
H2scan has established a network of trusted advisors (beyond the Board) to provide assistance on business, technical and strategic initiatives as well as financial and legal issues, deal structuring, risk management, intellectual property, and regulatory affairs.