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The Market Online
3 days ago
- Business
- The Market Online
Ballard CEO to step down
Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) announced that Randy MacEwen will step down as president and chief executive officer The company's board of directors has appointed Marty Neese as his successor, effective July 7, 2025 Neese's prior leadership roles include chief operating officer at SunPower and Flex, where he led large-scale operational transformations Ballard Power Systems Inc. (TSX:BLDP) last traded at C$2.41 Ballard Power Systems (TSX:BLDP) announced a significant leadership transition. After more than a decade of transformative leadership, Randy MacEwen will step down as president and chief executive officer. The company's board of directors has appointed Marty Neese as his successor, effective July 7, 2025. 'It has been a true privilege to lead Ballard for the past 11 years during a dynamic period for the company and hydrogen industry,' CEO MacEwen said in a news release on his departure. 'We have built a strong foundation that has positioned the company as an industry leader. Given changing industry dynamics, including a focus on product cost reduction, it is the right time for a new leader with a strong operational background to guide Ballard into the future.' The appointment follows a comprehensive succession planning process led by the board. Neese, a seasoned executive with a strong track record in operational excellence, brings deep expertise in product standardization, cost reduction, volume production, and gross margin optimization. He has served on Ballard's board of directors for the past ten years and most recently held the role of CEO at Verdagy, a pioneering company in electrolysis and green hydrogen technologies. Neese's prior leadership roles include chief operating officer at SunPower and Flex, where he led large-scale operational transformations. His appointment signals Ballard's commitment to scaling its operations and accelerating the commercialization of hydrogen fuel cell solutions. MacEwen will continue to serve as CEO until Neese's official start date and will remain available in an advisory capacity through September 30, 2025, to ensure a smooth transition. Ballard manufactures zero-emission fuel cells for buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels and stationary power. Ballard Power Systems Inc. (TSX:BLDP) last traded at C$2.41 and has risen 0.84 per cent since the year began, but has lost 35.73 per cent since time last year. Join the discussion: Learn what other investors are saying about this renewable energy stock on the Ballard Power Systems Inc. Bullboard, and check out Stockhouse's stock forums and message boards. The material provided in this article is for information only and should not be treated as investment advice. For full disclaimer information, please click here.
Cision Canada
4 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Ballard announces leadership transition
VANCOUVER, BC, June 16, 2025 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced a planned leadership transition. After more than a decade of transformative leadership, Randy MacEwen will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer, with Marty Neese assuming the position effective July 7, 2025. "It has been a true privilege to lead Ballard for the past 11 years during a dynamic period for the company and hydrogen industry," said Randy MacEwen. "We have built a strong foundation that has positioned the company as an industry leader. Given changing industry dynamics, including a focus on product cost reduction, it is the right time for a new leader with a strong operational background to guide Ballard into the future." The Board of Directors has appointed Marty Neese as President & CEO following a succession planning process. A seasoned executive with a deep background in operations, Mr. Neese has extensive experience in product standardization, product cost reduction, volume production, and gross margin optimization. Mr. Neese has served on Ballard's Board of Directors over the past 10 years, and as the CEO of Verdagy, an innovative electrolysis and green hydrogen company, over the past four years. Earlier in his career, he served as the chief operating officer of SunPower and Flex. With his background and experience, Mr. Neese is uniquely qualified to drive the company's next phase of growth and operational efficiency. "Marty is the right leader for Ballard as the fuel cell industry undergoes a period of rationalization and competitive realignment," said Jim Roche, Chair of the Board of Directors. "His proven track record in operational excellence, product innovation and commercialization, and cost management will ensure Ballard not only adapts to this new environment but thrives in it." "The fuel cell industry is entering a new phase, and Ballard is taking decisive steps to position itself for long-term sustainable success," said Mr. Neese. "I am honored to step into this role at a company with such a strong brand, and a leading track record for safety, technology, and proven field performance in our target markets. We have a fortress balance sheet with no requirements for near-term or mid-term financings. Working alongside our talented team, I look forward to building on this solid foundation, optimizing our operations, accelerating innovation, and unlocking long-term value for our stakeholders." The leadership transition has been carefully planned to ensure a seamless and orderly handover. Mr. MacEwen will continue to serve as the CEO until Marty's start date and then will remain available in an advisory capacity through September 30, 2025. About Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells enable electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, and stationary power. To learn more about Ballard, please visit This release contains forward-looking statements concerning anticipated impacts of the announced leadership change. These forward-looking statements reflect Ballard's current expectations as contemplated under section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Any such forward-looking statements are based on Ballard's assumptions relating to its financial forecasts and expectations regarding its product development efforts, manufacturing capacity, and market demand. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause Ballard's actual results to be materially different, including general economic and regulatory changes, detrimental reliance on third parties, successfully achieving our business plans and achieving and sustaining profitability. For a detailed discussion of these and other risk factors that could affect Ballard's future performance, please refer to Ballard's most recent Annual Information Form. Readers should not place undue reliance on Ballard's forward-looking statements and Ballard assumes no obligation to update or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements, other than as required under applicable legislation.
The Intercept
6 days ago
- Politics
- The Intercept
Going Out to a Protest? Here's How Not to Get Arrested.
What are your rights at a protest? If you're going out to protest the Trump administration's deportation regime, Israel's genocide in Gaza, or any other affront to justice, you should know your rights. We asked an attorney who has litigated First Amendment cases, Isabella Salomão Nascimento, for a rundown. She is an associate attorney in the media and entertainment group at Ballard Spahr LLP. Before joining Ballard, she was a staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Isabella Nascimento: We have a fundamental right in this country, and it's rooted in the First Amendment to the Constitution that we have a right to protest, a right to speech, a right to bring grievances to our government. We have a long history of this in the United States through protest. When going to a protest, consider if you are in a public space. If you are in what we call traditional public fora — things like streets and sidewalks — those are widely recognized as the traditional and historical areas in which we expect people to speak out and protest. Provided that things remain peaceful, you have a protected First Amendment right to lift your voice and use your voice to go out and protest in this country. Now, where things get a little dicey is when you are protesting on government property, but it's not open to the public. You don't have the same rights unless the government has indicated that it is an open area to the public. The other area that you don't necessarily have rights to go onto and protest is on private property. First Amendment rights are at their zenith when you're on public property like sidewalks, roads, or other open to the public government areas. If otherwise, the right is a bit more curtailed. Isabella Nascimento: It's difficult to draw a hard line between absolutely protected activity and absolutely not protected activity. If you think of the First Amendment on somewhat of a spectrum, we think of traditional peaceful protests — where folks are marching in the streets or marching on the sidewalks — as your quintessential one side of the spectrum that is a clearly protected First Amendment activity. Something like lighting cars on fire or destroying property would not necessarily be protected, and would fall on the other side of the spectrum in which that action traditionally gets law enforcement involved. Where things fall in between is more of a grayscale, and it really depends on the circumstances involved. For example, you have a protest, and for the most part, the gathering is peaceful and just involves speaking out and lifting voices. But where you have folks on the fringes throwing things at officers or at buildings or whatever it may be, the line is a little fuzzy on whether at that point officers should just be targeting those discrete actors and removing them from the situation versus whether they can declare the entire assembly unlawful — and issue a dispersal order. At that point, the First Amendment kind of has to relent to public safety issues. It is not clear, and I think as a First Amendment advocate, as someone who has litigated these cases, generally we would say you have to go and target the quote unquote bad actors before you can shut down everybody else's right to free speech and to protest. But courts don't always necessarily agree, so it does get murky in those situations. Isabella Nascimento: I definitely recommend sticking with a buddy, having somebody that you're going out there with. That way if something happens to you or if you are arrested, someone else is aware that you were there and they can reach out to someone for help on your behalf. Be mindful of what you are going to wear. Are you going to want to wear something that is really distinctive and calls attention to yourself and can make you easily identifiable in a crowd? Or do you want to wear something that blends in more so that you're not necessarily the one that they pluck out, for example? I would definitely go and in indelible ink — or Sharpie, whatever it may be — write down key numbers in case you get arrested, in case they take your stuff, your phone, whatever it may be. If you don't have those numbers memorized, you want them on your arm or somewhere else on you so that if you need to make a phone call later, you have those contacts available to you. Related to that, figure out what you actually want to bring with you to a protest. If you have stuff that is on you and you are arrested, law enforcement will probably seize it and inventory it. Do you want to take an ID? Do you want to take your cellphone? Do you want to take a backpack? Do you want to take a camera, equipment, or whatever else that may be damaged or seized and you might not have access to it for a while? If you are bringing some of these items, especially a cellphone, in today's day and age where we can open cellphones with our fingerprints or our faces, I recommend disabling those settings when you're going out to a protest. So that if you are arrested, law enforcement can't just hold up your phone or apply your thumbprint and be able to unlock and access everything that is in your phone. Even though they are not supposed to, I would definitely take precautions against that on the front end. Isabella Nascimento: You have a right to be anywhere that the public is allowed to be, and you have a right to record anything anywhere that is publicly visible, open to the public, and where you have a right to be. So if you are standing on public property, you can record anything that is public around you in that area. That can include law enforcement. It can include fellow protesters. All of that is fair game. Every state and, in particular, every federal court that has considered the question so far about whether you can record law enforcement activity in public has concluded that there is a First Amendment right to that. I'm not aware of any case in which they have found that you are not allowed to record what's happening in public, on public property. So, if you are going to record something while you are out in public, particularly at a protest, just make sure you're mindful of your surroundings and standing in an area that you're legally allowed to be. Where things get trickier is where you are somewhere that might not be open to the public — in which case, you do want to be mindful of whether you are in a state, a location, for example, that has different recording laws like requirement for consent, a two-party consent state. Some states are two-party or all-party consent states, where the other people that are part of the conversation have to agree that if you're recording, they know about it and they've agreed to it. Other states are one-party consent states. For example, New York is a one-party consent state. So as long as you agree that you can record the communication and the conversation that you're a part of, then that's fine. Isabella Nascimento: There are a few things that you should avoid doing when you are going out to protest. Number one, anything that could be considered, for example, vandalism or destruction of property, you definitely want to avoid it to the extent that you want to maximize your First Amendment right to protest. You also want to avoid interfering with an arrest. You have a right to record what is going on in public, and particularly law enforcement activity in public spaces. That being said, to the extent that you are interfering with their ability to make the arrest because you are too close to them or you're getting in between them and the potential arrestee — that can open you up to arrest yourself for anything that could be considered, for example, obstruction, interference with legal or law enforcement activities. Be mindful of what a lot of states deem 'disorderly conduct.' That can often be a catchall. It's often used as a hook for saying, 'Oh, well this person was out late at night,' or 'We got noise complaints,' or 'They were jaywalking and interfering with traffic,' or 'They were rousing the crowd and started tossing stuff at us or in our direction, even though we didn't get hit' — disorderly conduct. So that's a very typical charge that we see coming out of protest arrests. Isabella Nascimento: This is a really tough question to know what rights undocumented individuals have to participate in protest. You have a First Amendment right to free speech. You can absolutely participate. It is not without risk. If you go and you are arrested, particularly if you are arrested and undocumented, ICE could come and pick folks up. It is something that you want to be aware of. You still have a First Amendment right to go and to participate in that protest if you want to, but I would definitely say to the extent that you are either not a citizen, not a citizen yet — maybe a lawful permanent resident — I would definitely carry information on you and ideally in electronic form. I would also leave copies with folks that you trust who are not necessarily going to the protest, or someone who might be there at the protest with you so that if you are [detained] or arrested, they can show the authorities your documents and ID. It is a really tough question. It's definitely going to be a very personal one. You have to make the decision: Is the right to speak out worth putting in jeopardy your safety and security in this country? And that's especially hard in this moment. Isabella Nascimento: It's a little tricky about what the rights and obligations are when officers issue a dispersal order. Legally, a dispersal order has to actually be lawful in order to be effective. That being said, that's determined by a court of law down the road and hasn't been adjudicated at that moment. For safety purposes, the best practice is to disperse and to abide by officer instructions. Unfortunately, dispersal orders are not always only given when they are lawful or when an assembly is deemed unlawful properly. So, it would be at personal risk if you wanted to stand firm and assert your First Amendment right and take that head-on right there and on the ground with those officers. At the end of the day, personal safety is also really important. So the best thing I can recommend in that moment is to comply. But I totally understand why others would want to stand firm and plant themselves there and continue exercising their First Amendment rights. With respect to the media, dispersal orders are a little different and tricky. In many areas of the country, there has not necessarily been any distinction between the rights of the press versus the rights of the public. So, if you are actively covering a protest and a dispersal order is issued and they say everyone in this area has to disperse, in many parts of the country, that dispersal is unfortunately going to apply to the media even though they weren't necessarily part of the assembly. Interestingly in Minnesota, which is where I am, there was a preliminary injunction entered by a court here that recognized that a dispersal order issued to an assembly — as part of an unlawful assembly declaration — does not apply to the media. The media does not have to disperse, provided that they are identifiable as journalists. So it's important again to know where you are at — which geographic region you're in — and if you have questions, to reach out to a lawyer ahead of time who can help advise you on that. Isabella Nascimento: When you are arrested, typically what will happen is they will search you and seize what you have on your person. If you have backpacks, cellphones, ID, whatever else, they will seize those at that time. Generally that is done for two reasons. One is officer safety. They'll say that they are searching you so that they can make sure that you don't have anything on your person that could harm them. The second reason is to inventory your stuff. That way, when you are ultimately released, if you are released, they can give back everything that was in your possession. So what are your rights in those moments? You have the right to remain silent. You have the right to request an attorney. I would definitely encourage folks to exercise those two rights. If you are arrested, please don't try to talk your way out of it. I would exercise your right to remain silent, and I would tell them that you're only planning on talking to them with an attorney present and that you want an attorney. 'I would not offer any consent for them to search you, search your belongings, particularly if they ask for it.' Once you are in custody, if they have your things and they want to go through your phone and go through your backpack — other than to check if you have a weapon or something that could hurt them — if they want to go into your things, particularly your cellphone, they need a search warrant. The only way that they could get around that is if you give them consent to search your stuff. They might ask for it, and they might ask for it in various tricky ways. You do not have an obligation to consent. You do not have to consent. Do not offer your consent. I know that it is a natural inclination for people to want to be helpful in those moments, especially to show that you didn't do anything wrong. That is not to your benefit in that moment. I would not offer any consent for them to search you, search your belongings, particularly if they ask for it. That includes your vehicle. If they ask you, for example, to take you back to where your vehicle is, you do not have to do that. All of our rights here in the U.S. flow from the First Amendment, from our ability to speak truth to power, to bring things to light, and to hold the government to account. When that goes, we have to be worried that the rest of those constitutional rights and everything else in the Bill of Rights will go too. It is imperative that people are exercising and fighting for that First Amendment right. You have a right to go out to protest, to lift your voice, to hold your government accountable. And you should because we can preserve democracy provided that we can continue to fight for that First Amendment.
Cision Canada
12-06-2025
- Business
- Cision Canada
Ballard Files Base Shelf Prospectus to Replace Existing Shelf Prospectus
VANCOUVER, BC, June 12, 2025 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) has announced the filing of a final short form base shelf prospectus dated June 11 (the " Prospectus") in each of the provinces and territories of Canada together with a corresponding shelf registration statement on Form F-10 (the " Registration Statement") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the " SEC"). The Prospectus qualifies the issuance of common shares, preferred shares, warrants to purchase common shares, debt securities and units comprised of one or more of any of the foregoing securities (all of the foregoing collectively, the " Securities") from time to time over a 25-month period. Ballard has filed the Prospectus and Registration Statement to maintain financial flexibility but has no present intentions to undertake an offering of Securities. There is no certainty any Securities will be offered or sold under the Prospectus and/or Registration Statement within the 25-month effective period. Should Ballard decide to offer Securities during the 25-month effective period, terms of future offerings, the intended use of the net proceeds resulting from such offerings, and the terms of the Securities to be offered, if any, will be established at the time(s) of any such offerings and will be described in a prospectus supplement filed with applicable Canadian securities regulators and/or the SEC, respectively. The Prospectus replaces Ballard's previous short form base shelf prospectus dated May 9, 2023, which expired on June 9, 2025. Copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus contained therein are available at and respectively. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these Securities, in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. About Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells are enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, and stationary power. To learn more about Ballard, please visit Some of the statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws, such as statements that describe the anticipated offering of Securities under Ballard's Prospectus and Registration Statement, the filing of a prospectus supplement and other statements. Since forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and address future events, conditions and expectations, forward-looking statements by their nature inherently involve unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors well beyond Ballard's ability to control or predict. Actual events, results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Material factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those described in such forwarding-looking statements include risks related to Ballard's condition requiring anticipated use of proceeds to change, timing of, and ability to obtain, required regulatory approvals, and general economic and regulatory changes. These forward-looking statements represent Ballard's views as of the date of this release. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual events and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements.
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Ballard Files Base Shelf Prospectus to Replace Existing Shelf Prospectus
VANCOUVER, BC, June 12, 2025 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) has announced the filing of a final short form base shelf prospectus dated June 11 (the "Prospectus") in each of the provinces and territories of Canada together with a corresponding shelf registration statement on Form F-10 (the "Registration Statement") with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). The Prospectus qualifies the issuance of common shares, preferred shares, warrants to purchase common shares, debt securities and units comprised of one or more of any of the foregoing securities (all of the foregoing collectively, the "Securities") from time to time over a 25-month period. Ballard has filed the Prospectus and Registration Statement to maintain financial flexibility but has no present intentions to undertake an offering of Securities. There is no certainty any Securities will be offered or sold under the Prospectus and/or Registration Statement within the 25-month effective period. Should Ballard decide to offer Securities during the 25-month effective period, terms of future offerings, the intended use of the net proceeds resulting from such offerings, and the terms of the Securities to be offered, if any, will be established at the time(s) of any such offerings and will be described in a prospectus supplement filed with applicable Canadian securities regulators and/or the SEC, respectively. The Prospectus replaces Ballard's previous short form base shelf prospectus dated May 9, 2023, which expired on June 9, 2025. Copies of the Registration Statement and the Prospectus contained therein are available at and respectively. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these Securities, in any jurisdiction in which an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. About Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells are enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, and stationary power. To learn more about Ballard, please visit Some of the statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and forward-looking information within the meaning of Canadian securities laws, such as statements that describe the anticipated offering of Securities under Ballard's Prospectus and Registration Statement, the filing of a prospectus supplement and other statements. Since forward-looking statements are not statements of historical fact and address future events, conditions and expectations, forward-looking statements by their nature inherently involve unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors well beyond Ballard's ability to control or predict. Actual events, results and developments may differ materially from those contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Material factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those described in such forwarding-looking statements include risks related to Ballard's condition requiring anticipated use of proceeds to change, timing of, and ability to obtain, required regulatory approvals, and general economic and regulatory changes. These forward-looking statements represent Ballard's views as of the date of this release. There can be no assurance that forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate, as actual events and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further InformationSumit Kundu – Investor Relations +1.604.453.3517 or investors@ View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Ballard Power Systems Inc. View original content to download multimedia: Sign in to access your portfolio
