Loop Energy hires general counsel

TSX-listed Loop Energy has hired Wendy Bach as general counsel and corporate secretary, reporting to CEO Ben Nyland.

Bach was most recently general counsel and corporate secretary at Mulhall Ventures. Before that she spent 19 years at Methanex Corporation, where she held positions such as senior vice president for corporate resources and general counsel, vice president for human resources, director of investor relations and senior corporate counsel. Her experience includes corporate governance, risk management, compliance, acquisitions and divestitures, corporate finance, joint ventures and commercial contracts.

Bach began her career as an attorney with law firm Bennett Jones focusing on M&A and other large corporate transactions primarily in the oil and gas sector. She moved to an in-house counsel position at Canadian Airlines before joining Methanex in 2000 as corporate counsel. She also sits on the advisory board for the Centre for Business Ethics at University of British Columbia’s Sauder School of Business.

Vancouver-based Loop Energy develops and manufactures hydrogen fuel cells for vehicles.

‘I am excited to join Loop Energy’s passionate and innovative team, which is focused on transforming fuel cell architecture through our design ingenuity and customer collaboration,’ Bach says in a statement. ‘Loop’s values are aligned with my core values in sustainability and climate, and I am looking forward to doing my part to help Loop Energy become a leading supplier of fuel cell technology and products globally.’