Most recently, Dr. Park was Chairman and CEO of Maxtor Corporation, a provider of storage solutions and hard disk drives, until it was acquired by Seagate Technology in May, 2006. During his tenure with Maxtor, Dr. Park successfully grew the company to approximately US$4 billion in revenues. Prior to that, Dr. Park was Chairman and CEO of Hynix Semiconductor Inc., a spin-off of Hyundai Business Group, which he helped to grow to become one of the world's largest semiconductor memory producers. Prior to that, Dr. Park held numerous senior executive positions at Hyundai Business Group, including President and CEO of Hyundai Electronics Industries, the predecessor of Hynix.

"We are very pleased to welcome C.S. to Ballard. His strong, international track record of success in creating value in high-technology companies makes him a strong addition to our Board of Directors," said Ian Bourne, Ballard's Chairman of the Board. "In addition, his wealth of experience in Asian markets, which we believe will be critical growth markets for fuel cell technology over the medium term, will be an asset to the Ballard team."

Dr. Park is a member of the Advisory Board for International Security Studies at Yale University, and a trustee of the Asia America Multi-Technology Association in Silicon Valley. He holds a BA from Yonsei University; an MA from Seoul National University; an MBA from the University of Chicago; and a Doctor of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University.