07:10 AM EST, 01/22/2025 (MT Newswires) -- Westport Fuel Systems ( WPRT ) said Wednesday that Cespira, the company's High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI) joint venture with Volvo Group, has appointed Carlos Gonzalez as President and CEO, effective April 1.

Gonzalez succeeds Dan Sceli, CEO of Westport, who held the position on an interim basis since the closing of the joint venture transaction last June. Sceli will continue to sit on Cespira's board.

Gonzalez brings more than 24 years of experience in the automotive and commercial vehicle industry across Europe, including the last 12 years at ZF Group, where he last served as Vice President and Global Key Account Executive for the Traton Group.