LONDON, UK: Good Energy Group (AIM: GOOD), the 100% renewable electrical energy provider and innovative energy services provider, introduced Richard Bourne appointed everlasting CEO of Zap-Map to make charging easy for the subsequent 10m electrical vehicle (EV) drivers.
Zap-Map, the UK’s go-to app for EV charging and main EV data platform, has appointed Richard Bourne as everlasting CEO. Bourne joined Zap-Map in January 2021 as Interim CEO, to work alongside the Zap-Map Board on the business’ long-term strategic plan.
Following a profitable year for the company, Bourne will now take a everlasting role main the execution of Zap-Map’s strategy, collectively with the on-going development of its core merchandise as well as to worldwide expansion, with an overarching mission to make charging easy for the subsequent 10 million EV drivers.
In addition, Nigel Pocklington, CEO of Zap-Map’s majority shareholder Good Energy, has been appointed Chair of Zap-Map. He takes over the role from Good Energy Founder and Non-Executive Director Juliet Davenport, who now steps down from the Zap-Map Board.
Nigel bolsters the Board’s expertise in constructing profitable on-line platform businesses, collectively he and existing independent Non-Executive Director Tim Jones have a wealth of expertise from management roles at AutoTrader, Moneysupermarket.com Group and Hotels.com.
With over 660,000 downloads and hundreds of thousands actively engaged customers every month the Zap-Map app helps EV drivers seek for public cost points, plan journeys and pay for EV charging throughout a number of networks.
In the previous twelve months Zap-Map has launched its Zap-Map Plus and Premium subscription services, collectively with support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Its main cross-network easy payment solution Zap-Pay now has 9 networks signed up with Osprey, ESB and char.gy live and new launches collectively with MFG EV Power and GeniePoint coming shortly. It additionally introduced a commercial partnership with worldwide chief in enterprise funds Fleetcor for integration in its Allstar fleet payment platform.
Zap-Map’s 5 person Board now includes Nigel Pocklington, CEO of Good Energy and Chair of Zap-Map, Tim Jones, independent Non-Executive Director from the Good Energy Board, Charlie Parry, Good Energy’s Director of Corporate Strategy, along with Zap-Map co-founders Ben Lane, CTO, and Melanie Shufflebotham, COO.
Nigel Pocklington, Chief Executive Officer of Good Energy, said: “Zap-Map has constructed an incredible main place in an thrilling and quickly rising EV market within the UK. It performs a essential role in Good Energy’s strategy, and it has a vital role to play within the broader decarbonisation of transport. As I pick up the baton from Juliet as Chair, I would like to thank her for her valuable time and expertise within the role. In the previous year Richard has done an excellent job working alongside the Zap-Map senior management team to place in place a technique for growth, as a Board we’re now looking ahead to supporting the team in delivering it.”
Richard Bourne, CEO, Zap-Map said: “The previous year has seen nice progress within the adoption of electrical vehicles and because the EV revolution accelerates even faster, Zap-Map’s core mission of making charging an EV so easy as possible has by no means been extra important. From persevering with to focus on the EV driver experience, delivering on our commercial partnerships for funds and fleets through to worldwide expansion, the approaching years will be very thrilling for Zap-Map.”
Juliet Davenport, Founder and Non-Executive Director, Good Energy and out-going Chair of Zap-Map said: “I am very proud of how Zap-Map has developed over the final two years, increasing its providing to electrical vehicle owners and into payment services. The subsequent stage of the company’s development, with the support of Good Energy, is an thrilling one.”
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