Chief Executive Officer, Salish Elements

Omar Kassem is the Chief Executive officer, chief engineer and primary hydrogen technology expert for Salish Elements and a co-founder.  He runs the company’s day-to-day operations.  He is a registered Professional Engineer with more than seven years of energy industry experience, particularly in plant design, maintenance, and operations.

Omar provides the company’s vision and works toward making that vision a reality by developing and executing the necessary scopes of work, staying up to date in the hydrogen industry, meeting with investors and applying for funding opportunities, identifying and maintaining positive relationships with key partners, and determining an overall plan and direction for the company.  Omar also manages the company’s engineering services.