Blink Charging Appoints Technology and Infrastructure Leader, Carmen Perez-Carlton to Board of Directors
July 20 2021 - 9:15AM
Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the
“Company”), Blink, a leading owner, operator, and provider of
electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today
announced the appointment of Carmen Perez-Carlton to its Board of
Directors. Ms. Perez-Carlton will also chair the Company’s newly
established Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Committee.
Ms. Perez-Carlton was President of FPL FiberNet,
LLC, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. until it was acquired by
Crown Castle, Inc. in 2017. She then served as an independent
advisor to Crown Castle, providing input and strategic guidance on
matters related to mergers and acquisitions, strategy and business
development opportunities. Leading up to her tenure as president,
Ms. Perez-Carlton served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing
and Director of Finance and Accounting at FiberNet. Prior to
FiberNet, she held senior management roles for Florida Power &
Light, Co. Prior to joining FPL she was an audit manager at
Deloitte serving large clients. In addition to her experience as an
executive and board member for publicly-traded companies, Ms.
Perez-Carlton has also served on multiple non-profit organization’s
boards. She has been recognized by Capacity Media as one of the top
women in the telecommunications industry.
Ms. Perez-Carlton is currently a member of the
Board of Directors of Uniti Group Inc., a real estate investment
trust (REIT) focused on the acquisition, construction and operation
of mission-critical communications infrastructure. She also serves
as a member and a financial expert of Uniti’s Audit Committee and
as a member of Uniti’s Governance Committee.
“We are excited to announce Carmen’s addition to
our Board of Directors” stated Michael D. Farkas, Founder Executive
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Blink Charging. “She brings
many years of senior executive experience, including leadership
roles in operations, finance, sales and marketing. We are confident
that she’s ideally suited to provide advice and guidance as Blink
continues to grow and evolve as an innovator and leader in EV
infrastructure. As chair of our newly formed Environmental, Social
and Governance Committee she will be at the forefront of our
Company’s development in these important areas and we look forward
to her contributions.”
Carmen Perez-Carlton commented, “I’m extremely
excited to be joining Blink Charging’s Board of Directors. As a
well-established leader in the EV charging industry, Blink is
uniquely positioned to capitalize on the tremendous and growing
marketplace interest and support of the EV industry. I look forward
to offering my perspective and ideas to assist the Company’s
strategic growth and am especially excited for the opportunity to
help further the development of Blink’s ESG efforts moving
forward.”
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ABOUT BLINK CHARGINGBlink
Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) is a leader in electric vehicle
(EV) charging equipment and has deployed over 30,000 charging ports
across 13 countries, many of which are networked EV charging
stations, enabling EV drivers to easily charge at any of the
Company’s charging locations worldwide. Blink Charging’s principal
line of products and services include its Blink EV charging network
(“Blink Network”), EV charging equipment, and EV charging services.
The Blink Network uses 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, the Company has established key
strategic partnerships for rolling out adoption across numerous
location types, including parking facilities, multifamily
residences and condos, workplace locations, health care/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. For more information, please
visit https://www.blinkcharging.com/.
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Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These
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management, as well as the assumptions on which such statements are
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and involve risks and uncertainties, including 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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