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Former Fuuse chief Michael Gibson joins Amp EV as advisory board chair

Ingrid HalvorsenNovember 12, 20265 min read0 views

At a glance

  • Gibson will also work as a consultant to the Southport-based charge point installer as it seeks to extend its growth.
  • Amp EV has appointed Michael Gibson, who led charge point management platform Fuuse from its 2021 launch, as chair of its advisory board and as a consultant to the business. At Fuuse he oversaw acquisitions and the transfer of almost 1,000 fleet and workplace clients with 14,000 chargers from BP.
A row of commercial EV charge posts in a paved forecourt outside a low-rise civic building, with an abstract business figure and a parked electric van nearby.

Amp EV has appointed Michael Gibson, the former chief executive of charge point management platform Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board. The Southport-based commercial charge point installer said the role will also see Gibson work as a consultant, with a remit to accelerate a growth programme that is already moving quickly.

Gibson ran Fuuse from its launch in June 2021 until his departure, building it into what the business describes as the UK's leading charge point management system, with clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE. He also led it through acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently the transfer of almost 1,000 fleet and workplace clients and 14,000 chargers from BP.

Amp EV's own expansion has been driven by 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 says it has completed more than 2,000 charge point installations in total.

The advisory post gives Amp EV an adviser with experience of scaling a software platform as well as of buying and integrating smaller businesses, background that sits alongside its installation and management work rather than replacing it.

Long-standing relationship

Managing director Alasdair Croft said the two men had known each other for nearly six years. The Fuuse platform and their working relationship had been a cornerstone of Amp EV's growth, he said, and once he knew Gibson was stepping down from Fuuse he was keen to bring him on board.

Gibson said it had been brilliant to watch and support Amp EV's growth and that he was delighted to play a part in taking it further. 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 full potential.

For Amp EV, the appointment brings platform-level experience into a business whose track record rests mainly on installation and management for public sector and commercial sites. Croft's account indicates the two companies already worked closely as Amp EV expanded.

Reported by Ingrid Halvorsen, Generator and transfer systems editor.