Board/Management Information • Jul 18, 2024
Board/Management Information
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Amsterdam, 18 July 2024. Today, Fastned, the European fast-charging company, announces that Françoise Poggi will be joining as its Chief Operating Officer (COO). Previously responsible for Tesla's European supply chain, she will join Fastned's Management Board alongside CFO Victor van Dijk and CEO Michiel Langezaal.
Since the company was founded 12 years ago, Fastned has been growing faster than the European electric vehicle market and is now a top-3 player in the European fast charging market. To continue the award-winning customer experience at this rate of growth, with many thousands of charging sessions per day, it is important that the processes in the company are safeguarded and further scaled up. This is important to guarantee that Fastned remains one of the preferred European charging networks among EV drivers.
With Françoise, Fastned is attracting a COO who is passionate about operations and supply chain management. At Tesla, Francoise has been part of setting up and scaling a supply chain across Europe while eliminating bottlenecks to accelerate growth. At Fastned, Françoise will oversee and align the activities of the construction management, station design, and station operations departments. Her background in supply chain will be of tremendous value for Fastned to scale our operating capabilities further across geographies.
Françoise Poggi: "I have a career of over 20 years in operations and supply chain, driving large-scale transformations, and spent the last 7 years at Tesla, where I supported the growth of the EMEA supply chain for charging, energy infrastructure, and vehicle aftersales. I am bringing to Fastned the expertise in scaling at fast pace, designing and growing nimble organisations that can succeed in highly volatile environments. I think the positive work culture, focusedon collaboration, that has been developed at Fastned is key to support the
successful scaling of the company. I am delighted as well as humbled to have been chosen to lead such a great organization."
Michiel Langezaal, CEO Fastned: "We are very happy to have Françoise join our team. She is deeply committed to our mission, and her French background makes our board more international, as you would expect from one of Europe's largest charging companies. She brings a wealth of experience on operational topics and accelerating and eliminating bottlenecks, which will help us deliver our award-winning charging concept at a European scale.
Her official appointment as a member of the Fastned Management Board is expected in the second half of 2024, during an extraordinary Shareholder Meeting that will be called.
Fastned is on a mission to accelerate the transition to electric mobility. Since 2012, we've been at the forefront of European charging infrastructure development, building and operating a rapidly growing network of iconic fast charging stations. Our yellow, nature inspired stations create a welcoming environment for drivers during the 10-15 minutes it takes to charge up to 300 km of range. By offering Europe's most reliable, convenient and joyful charging experience, we aim to inspire millions to drive on solar and wind energy so that together we can curb climate change. Fastned is listed at Euronext Amsterdam (AMS: FAST).
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