Plug Power Inc. announced the appointment of Jean Bua and Kavita Mahtani to the company's board of directors: Jean Bua, Chief Financial Officer, executive Vice President and treasurer at NetScout Systems and Kavita Mahtani, Chief Financial Officer, Americas for HSBC. Both appointees will join Plug's audit committee, with Ms. Bua serving as the committee chair. Jean Bua currently is the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of NetScout Systems Inc. Prior to NetScout, Ms. Bua served as Executive Vice President, Finance & Treasurer of American Tower Corporation, an operator of wireless and broadcast communications infrastructure, and spent nine years at Iron Mountain Inc. concluding as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Worldwide Controller.

She also previously held senior positions at Duracraft Corp. and Keithley Instruments and was a management consultant at Ernst & Young LLP and an auditor at KPMG LLP. She has led all global financial operations, including M&A analysis, acquisition integration, capital market strategy, financial planning and analysis, international tax, financial systems and compliance for high-growth, transformative public companies.

Kavita Mahtani is Chief Financial Officer, Americas for London-headquartered HSBC. Based in New York, Mahtani manages a finance organization across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and South America. In her role, Mahtani drives growth and M&A strategy, as well as restructuring and re-engineering efforts alongside the CEO.

Prior to joining HSBC, Mahtani served in several leadership roles during her 14-year tenure with Citigroup Inc., including managing director – global head of asset and liability management, chief financial officer, global corporate and investment banking, and managing director – global head of financial planning and analysis, among others. Mahtani has also held roles with Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch & Company Inc.