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

Ingrid HalvorsenNovember 12, 20265 min read0 views

At a glance

  • Gibson takes the advisory board chair at the Southport charge point installer and will also work as a consultant to support its growth.
  • Amp EV has appointed former Fuuse chief executive Michael Gibson as chair of its advisory board and as a consultant. The Southport installer, which says it has completed more than 2,000 charge point installations, is drawing on a relationship with Fuuse that stretches back almost six years.
Concept illustration of a commercial electric vehicle charging hub beside a modern public building at dusk, with several charge posts and a single car plugged in.

Amp EV, a Southport-based installer of commercial electric vehicle charge points, has appointed Michael Gibson, former chief executive of charge point management specialist Fuuse, as chair of its advisory board.

The company said Gibson will also act as a consultant, helping to accelerate a growth programme that has expanded quickly over the past few years. The position is advisory and consultative rather than an executive one.

Amp EV has concentrated on installing and managing charging infrastructure for NHS trusts, universities and housing associations. It said it has delivered more than 2,000 charge point installations in total, for a client base that also includes Cadent Gas, the Lake District National Park Authority and Northumberland County Council.

Longstanding working relationship

Alasdair Croft, Amp EV's managing director, said the two men had known each other for close to six years and that the Fuuse platform, together with the relationship between the two businesses, had been a cornerstone of Amp EV's growth. He said he was keen to bring Gibson in once he learned he was stepping down from Fuuse.

Gibson said he had followed Amp EV's expansion closely and was pleased to contribute further, describing the opportunities in commercial EV charging as considerable and saying he looked forward to working with Croft and his team.

Building Fuuse

Gibson led Fuuse from its launch in June 2021 to a position as the UK's leading charge point management system, serving clients including Scottish Power, Arnold Clark, British Airways and SSE alongside thousands of others. He also drove the company through acquisitions and partnerships, including the purchase of energy management platform Envisij and driver support provider Everyday EV, and most recently oversaw the transfer of nearly 1,000 fleet and workplace customers and 14,000 chargers from BP.

Amp EV links its growth to its focus on charge point installation and management for public sector and housing clients, a segment it now serves with an advisory board chaired by Gibson.

Reported by Ingrid Halvorsen, Generator and transfer systems editor.