Electrovaya Inc. announced Ralph E. Lean to the Board of Directors. Over the last few decades Ralph Lean has been at the forefront as a strategic advisor to major corporations and has led financing for Canadian growth companies and public charities in his role as a lawyer and board member. Ralph Lean has developed an extensive network of contacts across Canada and around the world, and has been strategic counsel in the areas of energy, infrastructure, public-private partnerships, aerospace, health care, real estate, telecommunications and government relations.

Mr. Lean, counsel at Gowlings, has served and continues to serve on the boards of a range of Canadian public and private companies, charities, foundations, and civic groups, including Score Digital (formerly Score Media) (director), B'nai Brith Canada (board of governors), Justin Eves Foundation (board of trustees), Portage Program for Drug Dependencies Inc. (governor), Right to Play Foundation (chair), Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (retired member), World Film Festival of Toronto (former board member), Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (former member), Molson Indy (founding board of trustees), MoPals.com (chair) and Exhibition Place's Board of Governors (past chair).