Amp EV, the Southport-based commercial charge point installer, has appointed Michael Gibson, former chief executive of charge point management platform Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board. Mr Gibson will also work as a consultant to the company, a role the business links to accelerating its growth.
Appointment builds on a six-year relationship
Alasdair Croft, Amp EV's managing director, said the two men had known each other for nearly six years and that the Fuuse platform, together with the relationship between the companies, had been a cornerstone of Amp EV's growth. He said he was keen to bring Mr Gibson on board once he knew he was stepping down from Fuuse.
Installation and management work for public and commercial clients
Amp EV has grown significantly over the past few years by concentrating on charge point installation and management for NHS Trusts, universities and housing associations. The company says it has delivered more than 2,000 charge point installations in total, and its client base also includes Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council.
That client mix places much of the company's work in the public, education, housing and commercial fleet segments of the UK charging market, where it supplies both installation and ongoing management rather than hardware alone.
Fuuse growth under Gibson
Mr Gibson led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021 as it became a leading UK charge point management system, working with clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE as well as thousands of others. During his time at the company it also pursued acquisitions and partnerships, taking in energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently leading the transfer of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.
The consultancy role is intended to accelerate growth that has so far come from installation and management work for public sector, housing and commercial clients. Mr Gibson's record at Fuuse spans charge point management software, acquisitions and the transfer of large fleet and workplace estates, areas that sit alongside the installation and management services Amp EV provides.
Mr Gibson said it had been rewarding to watch and support Amp EV's growth and that he was pleased to play a part in taking it further. He described the opportunities in commercial EV charging as considerable and said he looked forward to working with Mr Croft and the team to realise their potential.
Advisory role alongside the consultancy
The appointment gives Amp EV an outside chair for its advisory board while adding consulting capacity, combining governance input with support for the growth plan. The company has not set out terms or duration for either arrangement.