Amp EV, a Southport-based commercial charge point installer, has appointed Michael Gibson, former chief executive of the charge point management platform Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board. The company said the role will also see Gibson work as a consultant to accelerate its growth.
Amp EV said its expansion in recent years has been driven by a focus on delivering charge point installation and management to NHS Trusts, universities and housing associations. In total the company has delivered more than 2,000 charge point installations, for a client base that also includes Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council.
Alasdair Croft, Amp EV's managing director, said the two men had known each other for nearly six years, and that the Fuuse platform and the relationship between the two businesses had been a cornerstone of Amp EV's growth. He said he was keen to bring Gibson on board once he knew he was stepping down from Fuuse.
Gibson said it had been brilliant to watch and support Amp EV's growth and that he was delighted to play a part in taking it further. He described the opportunities in commercial EV charging as enormous and said he was looking forward to working with Croft and his team to realise their full potential.
Gibson led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021; the business went on to work with clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE, among thousands of others. He also drove acquisitions and partnerships, including the acquisition of the energy management platform Envisij and the driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently led the transfer of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.