Amp EV, a Southport-based commercial charge point installer, has appointed Michael Gibson, former chief executive of Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board. Gibson will also work as a consultant to the company, with the aim of helping accelerate its growth.
Amp EV said it has expanded in recent years by focusing on charge point installation and management for NHS Trusts, universities and housing associations. Its client base also includes Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council, and the company has completed more than 2,000 charge point installations in total.
Alasdair Croft, Amp EV's managing director, said he had known Gibson for almost six years and that Fuuse's platform and the relationship between the two businesses had been important to Amp EV's growth. Croft said he moved to bring Gibson on board after learning he was stepping down from Fuuse.
Gibson said he had watched and supported Amp EV's development and was pleased to help take it further. He described commercial EV charging as offering substantial opportunities and said he looked forward to working with Croft and the Amp EV team.
Gibson led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021, when it set out to become a leading UK charge point management system. The company worked with clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE. It also completed acquisitions and partnerships, including the acquisition of energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently oversaw the transfer of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.