Canada, Vancouver

Westport Innovations Inc. has appointed Nicholas Sonntag as President of Westport Asia. In his role, Mr. Sonntag will be responsible for the growth and development of  Westport’s emerging businesses and opportunities in China and will also play an integral role in Westport’s other Asian market opportunities.

“China and Asia are becoming increasingly important to Westport’s strategic growth plans and we are very excited to have Nick Sonntag take on this role,” stated David Demers, CEO of Westport. “Our recently completed BTIC Westport joint venture company (see earlier NGV Global story) is just the tip of the iceberg for Westport’s activities in Asia. We are now experiencing a high degree of interest in LNG and CNG as a viable option to fuel China’s transportation future.”

Mr. Sonntag has been active in international engineering and sustainable development for over 35 years, working as a senior executive for organizations in China, Canada, Sweden and Switzerland. Most recently he served for 3 years as President of CH2M HILL’s operations in Beijing, China where he was responsible for a staff of over 250 working on sustainable infrastructure and industrial development across China and Hong Kong. Prior to his assignment in China, he was the President of CH2M HILL Canada, a $50 million engineering infrastructure company employing over 500 people in offices across Canada.