Management Team

Jose Luis Crespo was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Plug in March 2026, after serving as President beginning in October 2025 and previously as Chief Revenue Officer. As CEO, Crespo is focused on strengthening execution, operational discipline, and financial performance while maintaining the company’s strategic direction and long-term vision for the hydrogen economy.

Under his leadership, Plug continues to advance its integrated hydrogen ecosystem model, with active global deployments across fuel cells, electrolyzers, hydrogen production plants, and fueling infrastructure. Crespo emphasizes operational excellence—prioritizing uptime, system performance, and customer productivity—as the company enters a phase defined by large-scale delivery and global execution.

Crespo led Plug’s commercial organization during a period of significant scale, helping grow revenue from approximately $20 million in 2014 to more than $700 million in 2025. Throughout his tenure at Plug, Crespo has been instrumental in driving both top- and bottom-line growth by aligning commercial strategy, cost discipline, and customer success initiatives. He has played a central role in building a sales funnel exceeding $8 billion in transformational opportunities and strengthening long-standing relationships with key global customers, including Amazon, Walmart, and Home Depot. His leadership ensures continuity as Plug accelerates its path toward profitability through margin improvement, capital efficiency, and disciplined growth.

Crespo joined Plug in 2014 and has been a key contributor to shaping corporate strategy and execution for more than a decade. He has helped scale the company’s global commercial footprint while supporting the deployment of hydrogen solutions that enhance productivity, resilience, and energy independence for customers worldwide.

Prior to joining Plug, Crespo served as Vice President of International Value Stream at Smiths Power, where he successfully integrated two international business divisions spanning sales, manufacturing, and field support, delivering $14 million in sales in the first year post-acquisition.

Crespo holds an MBA in Global Management from the University of Phoenix and a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Engineering University of Madrid, Spain.

Paul Middleton joined Plug as Chief Financial Officer in 2014, bringing a proven background in strategy, mergers and acquisitions, controls and risk management for manufacturing and technology companies.

Prior to Plug, Mr. Middleton worked at Rogers Corp., a global manufacturer and distributor of specialty polymer composite materials and components. During his tenure at Rogers, Mr. Middleton served in many senior financial leadership roles including Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Treasure and Interim Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Rogers, Mr. Middleton managed all financial administration for the tools division of Cooper Industries.

Mr. Middleton holds a Master of Science in Accounting and a BBA from the University of Central Florida. Additionally, he is a Certified Public Accountant.

Gerard Conway joined Plug as Associate General Counsel in 2000 and was promoted to General Counsel and Corporate Secretary in 2004. As General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, he is responsible for advising the Company on legal issues such as corporate law, securities, contracts, strategic alliances and intellectual property.

Mr. Conway also oversees governmental affairs. In this role, he advocates on energy issues, policies, legislation and regulations on the state, federal, national and international levels on behalf of Plug and the alternative energy sector.

Prior to joining Plug, Mr. Conway spent four years as an Associate with Featherstonhaugh, Conway, Wiley & Clyne, LLP, where he concentrated in government relations, business and corporate law. Mr. Conway has more than 20 years of experience in general business, corporate real estate and government relations.

Mr. Conway holds a Juris Doctorate from the Boston University School of Law. He received a bachelor’s in English from Colgate University.

Benjamin Haycraft is the Chief Strategy Officer & General Manager EMEA Region for Plug where he oversees business initiatives and operations in Europe, Middle East and Africa to accelerate the company’s growth.

Mr. Haycraft joined Plug in May 2021 as Vice President of Strategy & Business Development in Europe where he helped define and execute Plug’s European strategy and contributed to Plug’s European initiatives, including the JVs with Renault (Hyvia) and Acciona Energia (AcicionaPlug), the acquisition of Plug’s system solutions group, the first green hydrogen plant in Europe, and broadly identifying strategic partnerships and structuring acquisitions. Prior to Plug, Mr. Haycraft served as Head of ESG Corporate Finance at Santander Corporate and Investment Banking where he advised on ESG corporate finance topics, including the structuring of Plug’s joint venture with Renault and Acciona.

Mr. Haycraft has international experience working in New York, Madrid and Paris, and has held several leadership positions across strategy, financial planning, and merger and acquisition execution. Mr. Haycraft also serves as a supervisory board Member for Hyvia, a board member for AccionaPlug and Gravithy, and chairman of the expert committee at HY24. He earned his masters of science in corporate finance from Emlyon Business School.

Bridgid Brown serves as Chief of Staff to the CEO, Vice President, Managing Counsel, and Interim Executive Vice President of Human Resources at Plug Power. In these roles, she provides strategic and operational leadership across legal, human resources, and executive functions, supporting the company’s mission to scale the global green hydrogen economy.

Bridgid brings more than 25 years of legal and corporate experience, with a career spanning private practice, in-house counsel, and senior management roles. She has extensive expertise in corporate governance, regulatory compliance, contract negotiation, and organizational development. At Plug, she plays a central role in advancing cross-functional alignment between the company’s legal, business, and people operations.

Before joining Plug, Bridgid held positions in corporate and legal leadership where she advised on complex commercial transactions and compliance frameworks supporting business growth and transformation.

Bridgid earned her Juris Doctor from Albany Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bowdoin College. She is admitted to the New York State Bar.