ITM Power PLC announce the appointment of Jürgen Nowicki as Non-Executive Chair of the Board, effective from 15 January 2026. Sir Roger Bone, the incumbent Non-Executive Chair, will retire on 15 January 2026. Jürgen brings deep industrial expertise and a strong track record in the global hydrogen sector and the wider industrial gases industry.
Up until May this year, Jürgen served as CEO of Linde Engineering and as a member of Linde PLC's Executive Leadership Team. Before that, he held various senior executive positions within Linde's Gases and Forklift division in Germany, the US and the Czech Republic. His extensive experience in large-scale engineering and the international markets aligns strongly with ITM's strategy to further scale and commercialise its technology.
Jürgen served as Linde's nominated Board representative from November 2019 until January 2025 and his new term as Non-Executive Chair will take into account his prior appointment tenure at ITM. Sir Roger Bone has served as Non-Executive Chair since 2019 and as Non-Executive Director since 2014. During Sir Roger's chairmanship, ITM transitioned from a development-stage company to an established commercial business and market leader in electrolysers, and strengthened its governance and leadership team.
Jürgen Nowicki, aged 61, holds or has held the following directorships/partnerships in the past five years: Former Directorships/Partnerships (past five years): Linde Kryotechnik AG, LPM, S.a. de C.V., Linde Holding GmbH, Linde GmbH, ITM Power PLC, Commercium Immobilien - und Beteiligungs - GmbH and Carl von Linde-Stiftung an der Technischen Universitat Munchen.
