The Canadian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (CHFCA) and Hydrogène Québec have appointed Marie Lapointe as executive director of Hydrogène Québec and CHFCA regional manager, Eastern Canada.

With over 30 years of experience, Lapointe holds an engineering degree and has held various roles in plant management, strategy and marketing at Niobec, Rio Tinto Alcan, and Rio Tinto Fer et Titane. She previously served as CEO of Aluquébec, the Aluminium Transformation cluster in Quebec.

In this role, Lapointe will support the CHFCA’s provincial branch in Quebec (Hydrogène Québec) and overseeing marketing, communications, government relations and events for the sector in Quebec and eastern Canada.

“I am so honored to join this dynamic and visionary team! 40 years ago, efficiently generating hydrogen for energy storage was still a dream, and now that people’s innovation has made it possible, the challenge will be to work together to support the realization of long-lasting projects in the best places in Quebec and Canada.”
Marie Lapointe, CHFCA/Hydrogene Quebec.