Mircea Gradu

Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer at BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.

Net worth: 108 075 $ as of 31/05/2026

62 year

18 connections

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Mircea Gradu is currently Chief Engineering Officer & Senior Vice President at Ballard Power Systems, Inc. since 2022.
Former positions include Chairman & President at SAE International, Executive Director-Engineering & Quality at Hyundai Motor America, Inc. from 2014 to 2017, Vice President at Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Head-Virtual Analysis at Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV from 2007 to 2014, Head-Transmission Powertrain at FCA US LLC, and Senior Vice President-Product & Quality at Velodyne Lidar, Inc. from 2019 to 2022.
Education includes a doctorate from Universität Stuttgart and a graduate degree from Politehnica University of Bucharest.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. 0.01%	30/07/2025	17,182 ( 0.01% )	108 075 $	31/05/2026

Mircea Gradu active positions

Companies	Position	Start
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC.	Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer	29/08/2022

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Former positions of Mircea Gradu

Companies	Position	End
VELODYNE LIDAR	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/2022
Hyundai Motor America, Inc. Hyundai Motor America, Inc. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Provides car manufacturing and dealership services	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/08/2017
STELLANTIS N.V.	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/03/2014
FCA US LLC FCA US LLC Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Designs, engineers, manufactures, distributes and sells vehicles	Corporate Officer/Principal	16/01/2014
MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG	Corporate Officer/Principal	-

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Private companies	9
Mercedes-Benz Group AG Mercedes-Benz Group AG Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Manufactures premium cars and commercial vehicles & provides financing services	Consumer Durables
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Operates as an automobile company which designs, manufactures, distributes and sells vehicles, components and production systems	Consumer Durables
Hyundai Motor America, Inc. Hyundai Motor America, Inc. Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Provides car manufacturing and dealership services	Consumer Durables
Universität Stuttgart Universität Stuttgart Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Politehnica University of Bucharest Politehnica University of Bucharest Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
SAE International SAE International Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Designing, manufacturing, operation, and maintenance of automobiles, aircraft, space vehicles, and commercial vehicles	Consumer Durables
Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Ballard Power Systems, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Provides clean energy fuel cell products	Producer Manufacturing
FCA US LLC FCA US LLC Motor VehiclesConsumer Durables Designs, engineers, manufactures, distributes and sells vehicles	Consumer Durables
Velodyne Lidar, Inc. Velodyne Lidar, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Designs and sells advanced LiDAR sensors and systems for autonomous vehicles, robotics, mapping & smart infrastructure	Electronic Technology