Chris currently serves as the CEO of Ekona Power Inc., and as Founder and Director of ReThink Climate. Prior to this, Mr. Reid worked with Plug Power as General Manager of the Motive Power Division following the acquisition of Cellex Power Inc. (Cellex) in April 2007. He was responsible for directing the Motive Power Division as it commercialized its fuel cell power products for material handling customers.

Prior to joining Plug Power, Mr. Reid was co-founder of Cellex and had been Chief Executive Officer since it was incorporated in 1998. Cellex was a pioneering company that introduced fuel cells products into the material handling industry. Before founding Cellex, he was the Managing Partner in General Exergy Inc., an energy technology consulting firm.

Mr. Reid holds a Master of Applied Science degree from the University of Victoria. He is a former director of the Working Opportunity Fund (EVCC) Ltd, the Vancouver Aquarium, and ACETECH, an academy for Technology CEOs.