Amp EV, a Southport-based installer of commercial electric vehicle charge points, has appointed Michael Gibson, the former chief executive of charge point management platform Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board. The company said the role will also see Gibson work as a consultant with a remit to accelerate its growth.
Amp EV has expanded over recent years by concentrating on charge point installation and management for NHS trusts, universities and housing associations. It has completed more than 2,000 charge point installations, and its client base also includes Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council.
Existing relationship behind the appointment
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 businesses had been a cornerstone of Amp EV's growth. He added that he was keen to bring Gibson onboard once he knew he was stepping down from Fuuse.
Gibson said he had watched and supported Amp EV's growth and was pleased to play a part in taking it further, describing the opportunities in commercial EV charging as enormous and saying he looked forward to working with Croft and his team.
Gibson led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021 to a position the company describes as the leading charge point management system in the UK, with clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE alongside thousands of other customers. He also drove acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently the transfer of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.