Amp EV, a Southport-based commercial charge point installer, has appointed Michael Gibson, former chief executive of Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board. The company said Gibson will also work as a consultant to help accelerate its growth.
Amp EV said it has grown significantly over recent years by focusing on charge point installation and management for NHS Trusts, universities and housing associations. It has completed 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 he and Gibson had known each other for nearly six years, describing the Fuuse platform and the relationship between the two businesses as 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 led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021 to what the company describes as 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 of others. He also drove acquisitions and partnerships, including energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently led the transition of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.
Gibson said he had watched and supported Amp EV's growth and was pleased to play a part in taking it further, adding that the opportunities in commercial EV charging are enormous. No financial terms for the appointment were disclosed.