-- 巴拉德动力系统公司（BLDP.TO）周一宣布，任命拉尔夫·罗宾内特（Ralph Robinett）为高级副总裁兼首席运营官，接替李·斯威特兰（Lee Sweetland），该任命将于2026年4月13日生效。 该公司表示，罗宾内特在先进技术和清洁能源领域拥有超过25年的全球运营、制造、供应链和转型领导经验。 该公司补充道，罗宾内特最近担任GAF能源公司的首席运营官。他还曾在Celestica（CLS.TO）、Velodyne LiDAR和SunPower担任高级领导职务，负责国际制造、自动化战略实施和供应链转型。 巴拉德公司总裁兼首席执行官马蒂·尼兹表示：“拉尔夫拥有卓越的运营能力、丰富的全球制造经验和战略领导力，他将为公司带来强大的实力。他在扩展复杂运营规模、提高生产效率和打造强大团队方面的丰富经验，对于我们继续执行战略、推动巴拉德实现长期增长至关重要。同时，我也要感谢李·斯威特兰对巴拉德的贡献，并祝愿他未来一切顺利。” 巴拉德公司股票（BLDP）在美国盘前交易中最新下跌，此前该股上周五在美国和加拿大均上涨超过6%。
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