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 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 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.
Dan Sceli was appointed Chief Executive Officerand to the Board of Directors in January 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.
Prof. Dr. Karl Viktor Schaller is currently an Honorary Professor at the Technical University of Munich, founder and Managing Director of kvs consulting.
Previously, Dr. Schaller was the Executive Vice President of motorcycles with BMW AG from April 2014 to July 2019 and Technical Director of the Engineering and Purchasing Department at MAN Truck and Bus SE until 2006. Dr. Schaller then served as a Board Member at MAN and was responsible for product development, purchasing and planning.
During his tenure at MAN from 1990 to 2009, he headed various departments including those responsible for development of alternative drive systems (batteries, various hybrids, natural gas, hydrogen in ICE and fuel cells) and heavy trucks.
He holds a diploma and a doctorate (Dr.-Ing., magna cum laude) in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Munich. In 2006 he was awarded honorary professor at the Technical University of Munich for his lecture on "commercial vehicles".
Eileen Wheatman is an experienced president and Chief Financial Officer with broad senior executive level management experience in a variety of industries including finance and telecommunications.
Ms. Wheatman is currently the President of Douglas Communications Inc. having joined the organization as controller in 1996, was named Chief Financial Officer in August 1999, and President in 2017. She has a diverse background in business planning, finance and corporate strategy, as well as public accounting, audit, and estate taxation.
Ms. Wheatman is currently on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee for KSR International Co., a Tier 1 auto parts manufacturer with $230M+ in revenue, and also serves on the Board of Directors for Quantum Fuel Systems, a previously publicly traded company acquired through bankruptcy in 2016.
Ms. Wheatman holds a bachelor’s degree in business management with emphasis in accounting supplemented with Masters’ classes in Estate Taxation. Ms. Wheatman was awarded The Wall Street Journal award for the highest GPA in Business Management in graduating class and obtained a CPA certification in California in 1990.
