On March 4, 2026, the Board of Directors (the ?Board?) of Plug Power Inc. (the ?Company?) appointed Jose Luis Crespo as a director of the Company. Mr. Crespo has been designated as a Class III director to serve until the Company?s 2026 annual meeting of the stockholders or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, removal or resignation. Mr. Crespo is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer and President of the Company.
Mr. Crespo previously served as the Chief Revenue Officer of the Company from November 2024 to March 2026. Mr. Crespo joined the Company as Vice President of Business and International Sales in 2014. He was promoted to Vice President of Global Sales in January 2015 and in 2016 he was appointed General Manager for Hypulsion, the Company?s wholly owned European subsidiary.
In 2021, Mr. Crespo was appointed General Manager of Material Handling and Executive Vice President, and in May 2023, he was named General Manager of Applications and Executive Vice President. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Crespo served as Vice President of International Value Stream at Smiths Power, a supplier of power distribution, conditioning, protection and monitoring solutions for data centers, wireless communications and other critical or high-value electrical systems, from 2009 to 2013. Mr. Crespo currently serves on the board of directors of AccionaPlug S.L., a joint venture of the Company and Acciona Generación Renovable, S.A. Mr. Crespo holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix and a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Engineering University of Madrid, Spain.
