Industry jobs: Roles filled at Northgate, Continental Tyres, Believ, Blink Charging and Fuuse

Northgate appoints Spencer Davi as its new UK sales director

Northgate has appointed Spencer Davi as its new UK sales director following a string of promotions within the business since he joined in 2014.

In his new role, he will now assume responsibility for all Northgate UK sales, including the customer service contact team based in Darlington.

He will report to Neil McCrossan, who was recently appointed into the new role of managing director of Northgate UK and Ireland.

Davi originally joined the business as a senior sales manager and worked through the ranks before becoming UK head of sales at the end of 2023.

He said: “It has been extremely rewarding to help grow the Northgate business over the past decade and I am excited about my new sales role.

“We have some very talented and experienced people across the Northgate business, and I look forward to working with them as we help fleets on their journey to Net Zero.”

McCrossan added : “We are pleased to welcome Spencer into the new role as UK sales director. He has played an integral part in the growth of Northgate since he joined in 2014.”

Grant Willman appointed truck tyre sales director

Continental Tyres has promoted its former regional truck tyre general sales manager, Grant Willman, to the role of truck tyre sales director for the UK and Ireland.

The new appointment will see Willman head up Continental Tyres’ truck sales team from its UK headquarters in Datchet. 

Willman’s career with Continental spans more than 15 years, starting as the truck sales manager for the south-east.

Following a stint in tyre marketing, he returned to sales as the truck regional sales manager for the south, before moving into the role of UK trade sales and network manager. An 18-month stint in consumer sales led to his most recent post as general sales manager.

He said: “The sector has great potential and is an area that we as a business are keenly focused on over the months and years ahead.

“Never has the need to achieve the lowest overall driving costs been more important for operators.

“By working with Continental, we’re confident that fleets of all sizes can benefit from our holistic tyre management approach.”

Believ names new property and acquisitions director

Charge point operator (CPO) Believ has appointed Craig Butler to the new role of property and acquisitions director to lead its fully funded electric vehicle (EV) charging launch into the real estate sector.

The goal is to accelerate the installation of public EV charging in the UK by creating charging hubs within urban centres and along key transport routes. 

Butler has more than a decade’s experience in property advisory and asset management.

He joins from commercial real estate and investment firm, CBRE, where he managed large national accounts in the retail and leisure sector and more recently he advised and supported global clients in the EV infrastructure space.    

“Our priority is to identify sites that will add long-term commercial and environmental value for the landowner, whilst satisfying the requirements of EV drivers,” said Butler. 

“The substantial backing that our Liberty Global and Zouk Capital funding affords us, as well as the scale that our delivery partnership with Virgin Media O2 provides, mean we are in the enviable position to move forward at speed.

“As the real estate market is predisposed to low-risk, inherently stable propositions, this puts Believ at a further advantage.”  

Guy Bartlett, Believ CEO, added: “Much of our early focus has been on enabling local authorities and businesses to support their residents and customers with convenient near-home or destination charging. This new proposition helps us to also address the ‘on-route’ charging essential for longer journeys.” 

Blink Charging UK welcomes Tom Pollard as new sales director

Blink Charging UK has appointed Tom Pollard as sales director for the UK and Ireland to help drive growth.

With over 15 years’ experience in directing sales, Pollard joins Blinkfrom EO Charging, where he was director of hardware distribution sales.

He said: “The role offers both personal and professional growth in a sector that’s critical to the future of transportation. Blink Charging is at the forefront of the dynamic and fast-growing electric vehicle charging industry, and I’m looking forward to seeing what we can achieve together.” 

Alex Calnan, managing director of Blink Charging UK, added: “We extend a warm welcome to Tom from the Blink Charging team. His experience, expertise and understanding of the EV market and sales is outstanding.

“This experience will help us better understand customer requirements and customer journeys, to grow our existing client relationships and create loyalty to Blink Charging.”  

Fuuse appoints Paul Brennan as new chair

Fuuse has appointed Paul Brennan as its new board chair, bringing a wealth of expertise and a proven track record of success to the business.

With more than 20 years’ experience as chairman and non-executive director of multiple venture and private equity-backed businesses in Europe and the US, Brennan's career began with a successful tenure at IBM, where he held roles in sales and engineering.

As the CEO of Metamerge, he led the company through a successful trade sale to IBM.

Over the past two decades, Brennan has chaired numerous companies, completing twenty-five funding rounds, seven acquisitions, and nine exits.

Notable recent transactions under Brennan’s chairmanship include the sale of JHC to FNZ, OnApp to Virtuozzo, and the successful exit of Amdaris to Insight Enterprises in August 2023. He currently serves as chairman of UK businesses Talmix and Cyacomb.

“We are thrilled to welcome Paul as our new board Chair,” said Michael Gibson, CEO of Fuuse. “His extensive experience and impressive track record in supporting companies through significant growth and successful transactions will be invaluable as we continue to expand our footprint across the EV charging industry.”

Brennan added: “Fuuse has demonstrated remarkable innovation and leadership in the EV charging sector, and I look forward to working with the talented team to further advance our mission and capitalise on the tremendous opportunities ahead.”