Blink Charging Taps Automotive and EV Industry Veteran Brendan Jones as New Chief Operating Officer
April 20 2020 - 8:50AM
Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the
“Company”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric
vehicle (EV) charging station products and networked EV charging
services, today announced the appointment of industry powerhouse
Brendan S. Jones as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO),
effective April 20, 2020. Jones is a highly experienced automotive
and EV industry executive with over 25 years of corporate and
executive experience across several large automotive and EV
charging companies.
“We are grateful to add someone’s of Brendan’s
caliber to our senior management team,” said Michael D. Farkas,
Founder and Executive Chairman of Blink. “As we continue to
increase our EV charging footprint, Brendan’s extensive experience
in the EV market, coupled with his experience in negotiating
contracts with automotive and EV infrastructure companies, will be
critical to Blink’s leadership team during this period of high
growth. We have recently announced the addition of several
hard-hitting leaders, including Michael Rama, as CFO and now
Brendan as our COO, along with several key additions to our Board
of Directors, including industry powerhouse Ritsaart van Montfrans,
the founder and former CEO of New Motion. Blink continues to focus
on growing highly experienced human capital to allow Blink to reach
new levels as a leader in the rapidly growing EV space.”
Jones added, “I couldn’t be more excited to
bring my knowledge experience to Blink and be a pivotal piece of
the company’s growth at this explosive time in the EV industry. I
look forward to contributing to the team and helping the company
realize its aggressive growth strategies, both domestically and
internationally.”
Jones joins Blink following his role as COO at
Electrify America, LLC, from September 2016 to March 2020, where he
was the very first employee and built the company from a startup
into one of the largest, ultrafast EV charging companies in the
world. He led strategy, design implementation, and management teams
and negotiated contracts for charging services with numerous
leading automotive OEMs that led to $90+ million in projected
revenue. His leadership skills, paired with artful contract
negotiations, led Electrify America to manage and install over $30
million in Level 2 EV charging stations and $500 million in DC fast
charging infrastructure.
Prior to Electrify America, LLC, Mr. Jones was
Vice President, OEM Strategy and Business Development at EVgo
between March 2014 and September 2016, and helped reposition the
company from a single subscriber revenue model to one with
multi-million-dollar contracts with automotive OEMs and established
the foundational elements for the rapid expansion of Fast Charger
infrastructure in the U.S.
Jones also previously spent 21 years from April
1994 and March 2014 at Nissan North America, the last six of which
were in senior management or director capacities. He was an
integral part of the team working on the Nissan LEAF, which he
helped develop into the top-selling battery electric vehicle of all
time. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts from
George Mason University. He has previously served on numerous
boards and EV industry committees.
About Blink Charging
Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) is a
leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment that has
deployed over 23,000 charging stations, many of which are networked
EV charging stations, enabling EV drivers to easily charge at any
of its charging locations worldwide. The Company’s principal line
of products and services is its Blink EV charging network (“Blink
Network”), EV charging equipment, and EV charging services. The
Blink Network utilizes a proprietary cloud-based software that
operates, maintains, and tracks the EV charging stations connected
to the network and the associated charging data. With global EV
purchases forecasted to rise to 10 million by 2025 from
approximately 2 million in 2019 (Bloomberg.com, “China’s Hunger for
Electric Vehicles Is Driving Manufacturing, 2019), the Company has
established key strategic partnerships to rollout adoption across
numerous location types, including parking facilities, multi-family
residences and condos, workplace locations, healthcare/medical
facilities, schools and universities, airports, auto dealers,
hotels, mixed-use municipal locations, parks and recreation areas,
religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, stadiums,
supermarkets, and transportation hubs.
Forward-Looking Statements
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statements as defined within Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements, and terms such
as “anticipate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “should” or
other comparable terms, involve risks and uncertainties because
they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur
in the future. Those statements include statements regarding the
intent, belief or current expectations of Blink Charging and
members of its management, as well as the assumptions on which such
statements are based. Prospective investors are cautioned that any
such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and those
described in Blink Charging’s periodic reports filed with the SEC,
and that actual results may differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements. Except as required
by federal securities law, Blink Charging undertakes no obligation
to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed
conditions.
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