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Hydrogen Today was created in 2015 with the purpose of informing the general public about the benefits of hydrogen and its associated technologies. The articles, which are written by experts, aim to make this vast and complex subject accessible to all.

Hydrogen Today publishes plenty of articles weekly regarding hydrogen’s latest developments in various fields: mobility, industry, research & innovation, other applications as well as public policies and the economy.

Our experts and journalists not only reproduce press releases or reference articles that are already published elsewhere. They do their best to provide and comment on the most relevant information in a format that is accessible to all audiences and quick to read.

OUR TEAM

Marketing & Communication Manager / Designer
Marina Leite King

Jean Brummel NGUYEN — IT Manager
Jean-Brummel NGUYEN

Expert in the operational safety of hydrogen systems
Sophie Collong

Jules Croseil — Junior Consultant
Jules Groseil

Bassem Bouferguine Ingénieur en risques industriels — Industrial Risk Engineer
Bassem Bouferguine

Charlyne Ribeyrolles Consultante Senior — Senior Consultant
Charlyne Ribeyrolles

Florian Licari Directeur de mission — Mission Director
Florian Licari

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Journalist

Laurent Meillaud

As an automotive journalist for over 30 years, Laurent Meillaud keeps track of the technological developments and is also interested in alternative energies, including hydrogen, which he has been following for over 20 years. In 2007 he co-authored a book on the subject with Pierre Beuzit, the former R&D director at Renault. In addition, he has been contributing to France Hydrogène’s newsletter since 2016. He has been chief Editor of Hydrogen Today since 2015.

Marketing & Communication Manager / Designer

Marina Leite King

As a Brazilian passionate about languages, human rights and environmental issues, Marina holds a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Foreign Languages with a major in International Economic Development. Drawing on her experience as a content creator on social networks, Marina joined Seiya and H2 Today in June 2022 as an intern, before becoming Marketing & Communications Manager and designer.

IT Manager

Jean-Brummel NGUYEN

JB has been working with companies as a PRINT and WEB graphic designer for over 14 years. In 2010 he worked as a communication assistant for the Etienne Lacroix group and was offered a position as a computer graphics designer and photographer at Géo Reflet before setting up his own business a few years later. He joined Seiya & H2 Today in 2023 as IT Manager.

CEO

Bertrand Chauvet

Bertrand Chauvet has more than 35 years of experience in innovative markets, as an entrepreneur, a manager or an executive in large international companies (Dialogic Corp, Intel EMEA, NetCentrex). He has been a senior consultant in the field of renewable energy since 2008. He was also Marketing Director of Symbio, the French leader in fuel cells, from 2011 to 2016, while co-founding and managing Seiya Consulting, the French consulting firm 100% specialised in hydrogen, since 2013.

Managing Director

Thomas Vermeersch

Thomas Vermeersch graduated as a polytechnic engineer and started his career in the French Air Force as a fighter pilot (Mirage 2000D) before joining the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) as an experimental test pilot. He then took over the marketing and sales management of a Toulouse-based SME in the defence sector, before becoming a consultant in strategy, marketing and finance for several European SMEs and start-ups. He notably assisted the hybrid electric-hydrogen aircraft project of ‘Avions Mauboussin’ in Belfort, before joining Seiya in 2022.

Project Manager

Kevin Meskens

Kevin graduated from Sciences-Po Paris and, ever since, he has been accompanying large companies and administrations in their transformations as a consultant in strategy, organization and management for more than 7 years. At Eurogroup Consulting, he specialized in the energy and industry sectors, on prospective studies, organizational transformation and project management. He now holds the position of project manager at Seiya.

Expert in the operational safety of hydrogen systems

Sophie Collong

Sophie Collong holds a PhD in engineering sciences on the design of complex mechanical systems with dynamic behaviour and she is an H2 expert on the safety of hydrogen systems. Her specific expertise has contributed to the design of the vast majority of new hydrogen systems developed in France. These range from stationary systems to commercial vehicles, buses, trucks and boats. She joined the Seiya team in 2018.

Consultant Manager

Ugo Voisin

Carpenter, engineer and amateur pilot, Ugo Voisin has a versatile profile. He has mostly worked on large infrastructure projects (motorway, subway, stadium, uranium extraction process) as a works engineer and then as a project manager, first in Africa (Niger, Madagascar, South Sudan) then in the Middle East (Qatar). Consequently, Ugo obtained a Master’s degree at ISAE-SUPAERO specialising in aeronautical project management. He joined Seiya in April 2021 as a Consultant Manager to focus on the deployment of hydrogen solutions.

Junior Consultant

Jules Groseil

As a Fluid Mechanics & Energy Engineer, who graduated from the ENSEEIHT in Toulouse, Jules has chosen to specialise in renewable energies and hydrogen. His professional experience ranges from an internship in Norway as a research assistant to the development of a technical and economic model for the production of hydrogen from renewable sources. Jules finally joined Seiya and H2 Today in March 2023 as a Junior Consultant.

Industrial Risk Engineer

Bassem Bouferguine

Graduated from the National engineering school of Gabes (ENIG) with a degree in Process-chemical engineering, Bassem also holds a degree in the English language. An experienced engineer, he has spent his entire career in Tunisia, where he is originally from Djerba. As well as having held the position of Head of the Industrial Safety Department at the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mines for several years (equivalent to DREAL/INERIS in France), Bassem has also held the position of Director of a chemical products production plant (Epsom salt).

Senior Consultant

Charlyne Ribeyrolles

Charlyne attended the AgroParisTech engineering school, specialising in the environment. She spent 1 year doing internships abroad in applied research in soil and environmental science to obtain a Certificate of International Experience. She also has experience in the energy sector. Charlyne worked as a project management consultant in Paris, where she assisted a leading energy company with its hydrogen strategy in 2018. Back in her hometown of Toulouse, hydrogen hasn’t left her side. Charlyne has used her experience to help public authorities such as Toulouse Métropole and the Occitanie Regional Council to finance projects and support their operational deployment.

Mission Director

Florian Licari

After taking a preparatory class in science in Paris, and with a passion for science Florian moved to Lyon, where he enrolled in Centrale Lyon’s engineering school, majoring in energy. Florian worked for almost nine years as a strategy and management consultant, specialising in energy, transport and infrastructure. He has worked on a number of projects, including the construction of a pan-European electricity grid, the extension of Paris metro lines and turning green the car fleet at a major French port. Now he is determined to take an active role in the energy transition.

Join our team

Diversity of profiles is key at Seiya: if you don’t meet all the expectations but you are convinced that this job is for you, do not hesitate to apply.