Steve Eckhardt joined Matheson Tri-Gas in 2013 and has been the Vice President of Global Helium since May 2017, leading Matheson/TNSC’s global helium activities.  Previously he was the Director, Helium Sourcing and International Sales and led Matheson’s helium sourcing activities and was responsible for all wholesale bulk helium customers.

Steve has 30 years of industrial gases experience and worked for Linde/BOC for 22 years prior to joining Matheson.  He held a number of commercial positions including sales, business development, marketing, and key account management.  He led Linde’s US business development for LNG and hydrogen fueling, including development of Linde’s California hydrogen fueling initiative from 2009-2013.

He holds an engineering degree from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Michigan