Hyzon Motors Inc. has named Stephen Weiland as its new chief financial officer (CFO) effective November 1, 2023. In the new role, Weiland will be responsible for managing the company's financial operations, including financial planning and analysis, accounting, treasury, investor relations, and IT. Weiland has two decades of experience that include leading financial operations as CFO, driving diverse growth capital programs, implementing transactions in the cleantech sector, and implementing critical financial processes.

He has worked as CFO for Boom Supersonic and Division CFO of Caterpillar. Effective as of November 1, 2023, JiaJia Wu, who has served Interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer since April 2023, will assume the role of Senior Vice President, Finance and Accounting, reporting to Mr. Weiland. From 2022 to 2023, Mr. Weiland served as Chief Financial Officer for BOOM Supersonic, a supersonic aircraft manufacturer, where he led Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, and IT/Security.

Prior to this role, from 2015 to 2022, Mr. Weiland worked at Caterpillar, a manufacturer of construction, mining, and other equipment, where he served as Division CFO, Integrated Components & Solutions from 2020 to 2022, and Division CFO of Caterpillar?s Cat Digital division from 2018 to 2020. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Weiland led the transaction process, including acquisitions and divestitures, as Director of Corporate Development, Caterpillar Strategic Investments. Prior to his roles at Caterpillar, from 2012 to 2014, Mr. Weiland served as Director, Investment Banking at KPMG Corporate Finance, and prior to this role, served as an investment banker at various institutions.

He holds an MBA, Finance, Management & Strategy, and Accounting, from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, and a Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Technology & Management from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.