Michael Gibson, former chief executive of UK charge point management company Fuuse, has been appointed chair of Amp EV's advisory board and will also work as a consultant to the Southport-based commercial charge point installer.
Amp EV said the consultancy role is intended to help accelerate its already rapid growth. The company has focused on charge point installation and management for NHS Trusts, universities and housing associations. It said it has delivered more than 2,000 charge point installations for clients that also include Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council.
Existing relationship
Alasdair Croft, Amp EV's managing director, said he and Gibson had known each other for nearly six years. He described the Fuuse platform and the relationship between the two businesses as a cornerstone of Amp EV's growth, and said he was keen to bring Gibson on board after learning that he was stepping down from Fuuse.
Gibson said he had enjoyed watching and supporting Amp EV's growth and was pleased to help take it further. He said the opportunities in commercial EV charging were enormous and that he looked forward to working with Croft and his team to realise their full potential.
Fuuse background
Fuuse launched in June 2021, and Gibson led it to become the leading charge point management system in the UK, working with clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE, as well as thousands more. He also drove acquisitions and partnerships, including the acquisition of energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV. Most recently, he led the transition of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.
The appointment extends a relationship that Amp EV links to its growth in charge point installation and management. The company's listed clients span healthcare, education, housing, gas distribution, a national park authority, and local government.
Gibson's new title is chair of the advisory board, while his consultancy work sits alongside the managing director role held by Croft. The move adds advisory and consultancy capacity rather than an executive position at Amp EV.
The move brings Gibson into Amp EV's commercial EV charging work after a period in which Fuuse expanded through acquisitions and client transitions. The appointment is framed around supporting Amp EV's growth, with Gibson's experience of charge point management and his existing relationship with the company cited as relevant background.