ChargePoint Appoints Elaine L. Chao to its Board of Directors
December 02 2021 - 04:30PM
Business Wire
Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and
Secretary of Labor Brings Policy and Mobility Expertise and Further
Strengthens Diverse Board of Technology and Energy Experience
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: CHPT), a leading electric
vehicle (EV) charging network, today announced the appointment of
Elaine L. Chao to its board of directors.
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Secretary Chao has had a distinguished career as a national and
global leader in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. She has
been confirmed to two Cabinet positions by the United States Senate
on a strong bipartisan basis. She served as both 24th U.S.
Secretary of Labor and the 18th U.S. Secretary of Transportation.
She was the first Asian-Pacific woman to serve in a Presidential
Cabinet and is the longest-serving U.S. Cabinet secretary since
World War II. Beyond her extensive government service, Secretary
Chao has held many corporate and board of director leadership
positions in such organizations as News Corp., Ingersoll Rand,
Protective Life, Wells Fargo and Dole Food Company. Secretary Chao
was also President and CEO of United Way America, Director of the
Peace Corps, and a banker with Citicorp and Bank of America. She is
currently on the boards of Kroger Co., Hyliion Holdings Corp. and
Embark Technology, Inc.
“We are honored to appoint former U.S. Secretary of
Transportation and U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao to our board
of directors,” said Pasquale Romano, President and CEO of
ChargePoint. “Secretary Chao served under two Presidents and held
leadership positions at The United Way of America, Peace Corps and
Bank of America. Her policy and transportation experience helps
strengthen our diverse board of technology, mobility and energy
expertise.”
She earned her master’s in business administration from Harvard
Business School after receiving her undergraduate degree in
economics from Mount Holyoke College. Recognized for her extensive
record of accomplishments and public service, she is also the
recipient of 37 honorary doctorate degrees.
For more information about ChargePoint’s board of directors,
visit: https://www.chargepoint.com/about/board/.
About ChargePoint
ChargePoint is creating a new fueling network to move people and
goods on electricity. Since 2007, ChargePoint has been committed to
making it easy for businesses and drivers to go electric with one
of the largest EV charging networks and a comprehensive portfolio
of charging solutions available today. ChargePoint’s cloud
subscription platform and software-defined charging hardware are
designed to include options for every charging scenario from home
and multifamily to workplace, parking, hospitality, retail and
transport fleets of all types. Today, one ChargePoint account
provides access to hundreds-of-thousands of places to charge in
North America and Europe. To date, more than 90 million charging
sessions have been delivered, with drivers plugging into the
ChargePoint network approximately every two seconds. For more
information, visit the ChargePoint pressroom, the ChargePoint
Investor Relations site, or contact ChargePoint’s North American or
European press offices or Investor Relations.
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