Amp EV, the 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. He will also work as a consultant to the company, a dual role intended to support its growth.
Amp EV has built its business on delivering charge point installation and management to organisations with large estates and fleets. Its customers include NHS Trusts, universities and housing associations, as well as Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council. The company says it has completed more than 2,000 charge point installations to date.
What Gibson brings
Gibson led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021 until his departure, growing it into what the business describes as the UK's leading charge point management system. Its client roster included Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE, along with thousands of smaller customers.
He also drove the company's acquisitions and partnerships. Fuuse bought the energy management platform Envisij and the driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently Gibson led the transition of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.
An existing 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 and their working relationship had been a cornerstone of Amp EV's growth. When he learned Gibson was stepping down from Fuuse, he said, he was keen to bring him on board.
Gibson said it had been rewarding to watch and support Amp EV's growth and that he was pleased to play a part in extending it. 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 potential.
The appointment is advisory and consultative rather than executive; the announcement did not set out commercial terms or specific growth targets.