LONDON, UK, Aug 24, 2026 – Protium has appointed Ed Hotard, chairman and chief executive officer of SIAD Americas LLC, to its advisory board.
Hotard has spent more than three decades in industrial gases, engineered equipment, technology, and investment. At SIAD Americas, he oversees the expansion of the company’s engineering operations across the Americas, pairing SIAD’s technologies with fabrication capabilities.
Hotard advises the chairman of SIAD S.p.A. on technology, energy transition, and growth. He also serves as a board advisor to PT Samator, an Indonesian industrial gases company.
Before SIAD, Hotard was president and chief operating officer of Praxair Inc. (now Linde plc), and chairman of Monitor Group China (now Deloitte Consulting). He also led SIAD’s engineered equipment business in China. Hotard has been a venture partner at ARCH Venture Partners, an operating partner at Hao Capital, and a senior advisor to Warburg Pincus China.
Hotard has served on the boards of more than 20 private and public companies in the United States, Europe, and Japan, plus three Chinese state-owned enterprises and five nonprofit and industry association boards.
“We are thrilled to welcome Ed as the newest member of the Protium Advisory Board. His incredible breadth of global leadership experience, spanning industrial gases, energy transition, and technology, makes him an invaluable addition as we continue to execute our long-term growth strategy. Ed’s deep operational insight and proven track record across international markets will be key assets to the Board, and I look forward to drawing on his expertise during this next chapter of our expansion.” Said, Christopher Jackson, CEO & founder, Protium.
Source: Protium
About Protium
Protium Green Solutions, established in 2019 and headquartered in London, develops and operates end-to-end green hydrogen energy systems for industrial and transport sectors. The company focuses on infrastructure planning, hydrogen production, compression and logistics, offering a vertically integrated hydrogen-as-a-service model across the UK and Europe. Its Pioneer™ series electrolyzer units – Pioneer 1 and Pioneer 2 – support modular hydrogen production with integrated digital controls and monitoring. These systems use AVEVA software for real-time data collection, simulation and analytics, contributing to improved equipment reliability and operational efficiency. As of early 2025, Protium has raised approximately £31 million in Series B funding and reports annual revenues between $10 million and $15 million. The company’s current project pipeline is expected to support over 500 megawatts of renewable energy capacity and could enable annual CO₂ reductions of up to 256,000 tons. Protium’s approach aligns with decarbonization goals and supports scalable hydrogen adoption across its target industries.
