[Chair]

Joyce Yip is a passionate clean technology strategist, strategic partnership and supply leader, project manager and governance adviser.  She is the Managing Director of FTXT (Canada) Energy Technology Co. Ltd..

Joyce has over 24 years experience in the automotive fuel cell industry, in progressive roles ranging from engineering, strategic marketing, corporate strategy development, business negotiations, legal agreement development and management, strategic partnerships & supply development, IP licensing, strategic sourcing, coaching, board governance, and corporate management.

Joyce has a deep understanding of Chinese culture and is fluent in both written and spoken Cantonese and Mandarin.

Joyce served as the Board of Director and the President of The Chartered Governance Institute Canada, BC branch board for over 10 years.  She holds a Master of Business Administration in Management of Technology from Simon Fraser University, and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia.  Joyce is an Accredited Director (Acc.Dir.), and a Fellow of Chartered Governance Professional (FCG) from the Chartered Governance Institute of Canada.  She is also a licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in BC, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), and an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from International Coaching Federation.