Steve Szymanski

Steve is Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Nel Hydrogen, with more than 30 years of technical and business development experience in the fields of specialty chemicals and hydrogen system solutions. In this role, he manages all sales efforts in North and South America for Nel’s Electrolyser Division. In addition to leading sales of Nel’s PEM and alkaline electrolyser technology, Steve directs Nel’s international Navy submarine business segment. His previous experience includes an engineering role in the Electrochem business unit at United Technologies where he focused on the development of PEM electrolyser technology for space and defense applications.

After moving into technical sales and sales management, Steve joined Nel to support the commercialization and market development efforts for its PEM electrolyser technology. Since then, he has held various management positions at Nel over the past 20 years. In addition to his primary responsibilities, Steve also holds several Board positions with industry organizations, including the California Hydrogen Business Council, the Ammonia Energy Association, and the Connecticut Hydrogen Fuel Cell Coalition. He has a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and a Master of Science in Operations Management from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.