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Brendan Burns currently serves as manager of corporate planning of Ballard Power Systems Inc., a recognized world leader in the design, development and manufacture of zero-emission proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Mr. Burns, the primary architect of Ballard’s annual operating budget, has responsibility for managing the company’s income statement, statement of cashflows and balance sheet, all of which incorporates responsibilities such as labor resource balancing, test stand allocations and production planning. In support of Ballard’s annual strategic planning process, Mr. Burns is responsible for forecasting product costs and providing guidance for strategic market introduction of each of the company’s product lines. Prior to joining Ballard Power in 1998, Mr. Burns spent five years as a management consultant to heavy manufacturing companies for whom he specialized in industry competitiveness issues. Mr. Burns earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto and a MBA from the University of Ottawa. | 