David Muckle has been appointed General Manager of Haskel Hydrogen Systems, Jake Martin has joined as Business Development Manager for the EMEA and India regions and Stewart Anderson becomes Business Development Manager for the APAC region.
Nick-Kendall Jones, Senior Vice President of Ingersoll Rand’s Precision Science and Technologies segment, said the rapidly evolving market for hydrogen energy is predicted to be a multi-billion dollar one within this decade, and its strengthening its team in response.
Muckle – who takes over from Stephen Learney, who has retired – is responsible for scaling up Haskel’s production capabilities and accelerating R&D innovations.
He has held a number of senior manufacturing and commercial management positions, including Operations Manager and Commercialisation Project Manager for compressed air specialist Gardner Denver.
Following the merger of Gardner Denver and Ingersoll Rand in 2020, he became Global High Pressure General Manager, focusing on hydrogen for industry (power to X). He will now support Haskel’s development of next-generation refuelling stations in his role as General Manager.
In March, Haskel announced it is imprinting its liquid pumps, gas boosters and air amplifiers with a unique QR code to give customers instant access to product information.
A long-term agreement was signed with Hiringa Refuelling NZ to supply hydrogen refuelling stations across New Zealand.
Martin joins Haskel from Chesterfield Special Cylinders, where he spearheaded their hydrogen growth strategy and secured a five-year framework agreement with Shell Hydrogen in Europe. He is working with customers in the EMEA and India regions to introduce hydrogen refuelling systems across a range of projects.
Anderson began his career in the oil and gas industry before spending 11 years working for BAE Systems, first as a Mechanical Engineer, then a Design Engineer and, ultimately, a Programme Manager, and he joined Haskel to head up and develop the hydrogen engineering team. He has now completed his emigration to Australia, where he will focus on establishing Haskel as a leader in the APAC region.
As the business continues to grow, Haskel intends to further bolster its commercial team in Europe, and globally, to support the hydrogen infrastructure expansion and deliver the high-flow, IoT-enabled hydrogen refuelling stations of the future.
Martin said Haskel aims to establish global strategic relationships with partners in the hydrogen mobility market.
The company has developed systems and services to optimise clients’ capital expenditure and operational expenditure, and in the course of its 75-year history, delivered some of the most advanced, modular and upgradable hydrogen refuelling systems.
“These help our customers reduce emissions and minimise total cost of ownership as we continue to standardise our stations to lower costs and increase energy efficiency,” he added.