6-K

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of December 2021

Commission File Number: 000-53543

Ballard Power Systems Inc.
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9000 Glenlyon Parkway
Burnaby, BC
V5J 5J8
Canada

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Date: December 9, 2021	By:	/s/ Paul Dobson
	Name:	Paul Dobson
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release Dated December 9, 2021 - Ballard Appoints New Board Member

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Ballard Appoints New Board Member

VANCOUVER, BC, Dec. 9, 2021 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLDP) today announced that, effective December 9, 2021, the company has appointed Ms. Kathleen (Kathy) Bayless to the company's Board of Directors. Ms. Bayless will also serve on the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors.

Mr. Jim Roche, Chair of Ballard's Board of Directors said, "We are pleased to announce Ms. Kathleen Bayless as a new member to our Board. Kathleen brings impressive and complementary financial management experience with high growth, global organizations. Her experience and knowledge will provide relevant and valuable insight as Ballard transitions into a growth trajectory."

Ms. Bayless noted, "I am excited to be joining the Board of Directors of Ballard, a company focused on innovative fuel cell products to reduce global emissions. I look forward to applying my experience with high growth technology companies to support Ballard's ambitions to accelerate adoption of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cells while driving long-term shareholder value."

Ms. Bayless is currently a member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chair for Veeco (NASDAQ: VECO), a publicly traded leader in process equipment solutions enabling the manufacture of semiconductors, LEDs and other products. Throughout her career, Ms. Bayless held executive positions in public technology companies of various sizes in the United States. Her most recent executive roles include Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Senior Vice President of Synaptics (NASDAQ: SYNA), a leading supplier of human interface semiconductor solutions, as well as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Komag, a global supplier of magnetic recording media for hard disk drives. Ms. Bayless spent the first 15 years of her career at Ernst & Young, a leading global accounting and consulting firm.

Ms. Bayless holds her CPA in the state of California and received her B.S. in Business Administration, Accounting and Finance from California State University.

About Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Power Systems' (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells are enabling electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, passenger cars and forklift trucks. To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com.

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SOURCE Ballard Power Systems Inc.

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For further information: Kate Charlton +1.604.453.3939, investors@ballard.com or media@ballard.com

CO: Ballard Power Systems Inc.

CNW 08:30e 09-DEC-21