Technology Magazine October 2021 | Page 20

CEO of PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp , Raghu Kilambi , discusses why major auto manufacturers , including the COO of Hyundai , Jose Munoz , are wholeheartedly endorsing hydrogen fuel as a major technology to power our vehicles in the near future
“ HYDROGEN WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE AS BOTH A TRANSPORTATION FUEL AND AS A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE COMING DECADE ”
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RAGHU KILAMBI

CEO of PowerTap Hydrogen Fueling Corp , Raghu Kilambi , discusses why major auto manufacturers , including the COO of Hyundai , Jose Munoz , are wholeheartedly endorsing hydrogen fuel as a major technology to power our vehicles in the near future
Q . WHAT IS YOUR POSITION AT POWERTAP AND WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL ?

» I am the CEO of PowerTap and am responsible for building our team and technology to build out the PowerTap network of onsite hydrogen production and dispensing stations across the USA . I report to the board of directors of the company and am directly responsible to coordinate financing and building our team .

Q . PLEASE DESCRIBE YOUR LEADERSHIP STYLE FOR US .

» I believe in bringing on the best possible people onto our team and adding team members who have skills that the current team do not have . I view myself as a team member and all of us have individual tasks and projects we manage . I am there to support the rest of the team , but my strategy is to give team members the leeway to execute on their own based on the company ’ s overall goals .

“ HYDROGEN WILL PLAY A MAJOR ROLE AS BOTH A TRANSPORTATION FUEL AND AS A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY IN THE COMING DECADE ”
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