Why LNG remains a viable alternative for UK HGV fleets
LNG remains a practical near-term alternative to diesel for UK heavy-duty fleets, particularly where battery-electric trucks are constrained by charging infrastructure, range and payload.
Management
Get to know our highly educated, distinctly experienced management team.
Daniel Sceli
Chief Executive Officer
Dan Sceli was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January of 2024. Mr. Sceli’s distinguished 37-year career in the global manufacturing sector marks him as a visionary leader, whose strategic acumen and commitment to excellence have propelled companies to new heights.
Known for his considerable operational expertise, he has a proven track record of driving profitable growth and enhancing productivity through adept utilization of technology and manufacturing excellence.
In his most recent position as Board Member and CEO of Cadillac Products Automotive Company, an international leader in the plastics converting industry, he demonstrated visionary leadership, diversified the product portfolio, and successfully expanded into new markets.
Prior to this, Mr. Sceli spent 12 years as Chief Executive Officer at Peterson American Corporation, the largest privately held spring manufacturer in North America. His transformative leadership led the company through strategic overhauls, resulting in significant and sustainable growth.
He also spent 22 years in ever-expanding leadership roles at The Woodbridge Group, a provider of material technologies for automotive, commercial, recreational, packaging, healthcare, and building product applications — including several years in Europe running their European business.
Mr. Sceli’s thought leadership extends beyond corporate walls; as past chairman and member of industry supplier associations Original Equipment Suppliers Association and Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association, he has shaped industry standards and practices.
Elizabeth Owens
Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Owens was appointed Chief Financial Officer in August of 2025. Her experience spans a diverse set of multinational corporate environments in a range of large publicly held companies.
Over the last 20 years, Ms. Owens has served in management and leadership roles across various industries in the automotive, telecommunications, aviation and chemical manufacturing sectors. She brings extensive experience in leading global teams in tax, finance and accounting as well as broad experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestitures. Her effective leadership and financial expertise has been crucial in steering companies through both prosperous and challenging times.
Ms. Owens has been with Westport for 10 years and most recently, served as Vice President, Finance and Tax for the Westport group. She joined Westport in August 2015 as Director of Tax and has worked in progressively senior roles at the Company, her most recent position having responsibility over the corporate finance functions as well as having a key role in the successful execution of a number of the Company’s transformational initiatives including the establishment of our joint venture relationship with a major OEM.
Ms. Owens began her career as a CPA, CA with Deloitte and holds a B.Comm with a major in Accounting from the University of British Columbia.
Lance Follett
Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President
Lance Follett is Chief Legal Officer and Executive Vice President overseeing Corporate Development, Legal, Government Relations and Intellectual Property. He joined Westport Fuel Systems in 2001 as intellectual property counsel and has worked in a variety of capacities including Vice President of Licensing, Vice President of European Partnerships, and Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Intellectual Property. He assumed his current role in 2017.
Mr. Follett has an extensive background in market development, intellectual property protection and licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and structuring and negotiating international technology deals in the energy, high tech, alternative energy, and automotive space. He is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and a registered Patent Agent.
Mr. Follett holds a B.Sc. (Hons) degree from the University of British Columbia and a J.D. from the University of Victoria. He has also completed executive programs at Harvard and INSEAD. Prior to joining Westport Fuel Systems, he practiced law at one of Canada’s national law firms, focusing on intellectual property litigation.
Before his legal career, he also had a successful career as an acquisition geophysicist based in Southeast Asia.
Mr. Follett has lived and worked extensively in North America, Europe, South America, and Asia.
Board of Directors
Meet our diverse team of strategic thinkers and policymakers.
Tony Guglielmin
Chair of the Board of Directors
Tony Guglielmin served as Interim Chief Executive Officer of Westport Fuel Systems for the period of August 2023 through January 2024 when Dan Sceli was appointed as permanent Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Guglielmin joined the Company’s Board of Directors in January 2021 and, effective January 2026, serves as Chair of the Board of Directors. Previously, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ballard Power Systems, a Vancouver-based global leader in clean energy fuel cell products and services, having joined the company in June 2010.
Mr. Guglielmin previously served as SVP Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Canada Line Rapid Transit Inc. (“Canada Line”), a $2 billion rapid transit project connecting the Vancouver International Airport, City of Richmond and downtown Vancouver, BC. Prior to joining Canada Line, Tony held senior management roles in treasury, capital markets, investor relations, corporate development and strategic planning at both Finning International Inc. and British Columbia Hydro in Vancouver, and the Bank of Nova Scotia in Toronto.
Mr. Guglielmin holds a BA in Economics and Political Science and an MBA from McGill University. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and is a member of the Financial Executives Institute.
In addition to his work on Westport’s Board he also serves on the Board and is Chair of the Audit Committee of Information Services Corporation (ISV.TO), a TSX listed company located in Regina, Saskatchewan, as well as on the Board of several private and not-for-profit organizations. He was also awarded the Business in Vancouver 2017 CFO of the year in the Transformation Agent category.
Michele J. Buchignani
Board Member
Michele J. Buchignani was appointed to the Westport Fuel Systems Board in March, 2018. Ms. Buchignani brings experience as a strategic business leader with extensive senior level expertise in law, finance, private equity, strategy, governance, compliance, risk management, and compensation.
Ms. Buchignani is currently Chief Executive Officer of McLean Drive Consulting Ltd., a consulting firm to private equity owned and growth companies and also serves as Managing Partner of McLane Drive Holdings LP., a U.S. real estate holding company. She serves on various board and advisory roles across corporate, investment committee, and not-for-profit organizations, including Paladin Energy Ltd (a TSX listed company), TSX Trust Company (a federally regulated trust company), CAI Capital Partners V LP, and the RCF Jolimont Innovation Fund II.
Her depth of Board experience includes serving as Chair of the Board of Directors, Chair of Governance and Human Resources committees as well as serving on Audit and Corporate Responsibility committees. Previously, Ms. Buchignani held executive positions including as a Director with Teachers’ Private Capital, the private equity arm of the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in Toronto from 2005 to 2009; Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity Funds Group at CIBC Capital Partners in Toronto and New York from 1999 to 2003; and Managing Director, Canadian General Counsel and Head of Compliance for CIBC World Markets from 1996 to 1999.
From 1989 to 1996, she practiced corporate law in Toronto and London at Stikeman Elliott and was elected as a partner in 1995. Ms. Buchignani holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. Ms. Buchignani holds a Bachelor of Arts degree with Honours in English from the University of British Columbia and a JD from the University of Toronto. She has also completed the Stanford Executive Program at the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.
Brad Kotush
Board Member
Brad Kotush was appointed to the Westport Board in January of 2026. Mr. Kotush brings a wealth of expertise as an accomplished financial executive with more than twenty years of experience in executive leadership roles. His career includes extensive public-company experience in areas such as finance, risk management, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations, information technology, and operations, spanning Canada, the US, the UK, and other global markets.
Mr. Kotush currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of ReGen III Corp., a prominent clean technology company. ReGen III specializes in the upcycling of used motor oil into high-value Group III base oils. The company's innovative process is engineered to deliver up to 82% lower CO₂ emissions compared to virgin crude-derived oils combusted at end of life. By transforming waste into valuable products, ReGen III is at the forefront of the movement toward circular and domestically produced Group III base oils.
From 2017 through 2024, Mr. Kotush was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Home Capital Group Inc. During his tenure, he played a pivotal role in driving a 3.4-fold increase in share price, adding $600 million to market capitalization, and returning $1.5 billion to shareholders through dividends and buybacks. He also led the team through a $1.7 billion privatization completed in August 2023.
Prior to his role at Home Capital Group, Mr. Kotush served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Risk Officer at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from 2006 to 2017. During this period, Canaccord undertook $750 million in domestic and international acquisitions and expanded its operations from two countries to ten.
Mr. Kotush is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA) and holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors.