The GREENFLEET

100 Most Influential

100 Paul Nicholls Managing Director at Nicholls Transport

During the fuel crisis of 2022 when many companies were parking up their LNG trucks because of the cost of gas, Paul continued to use the fleet because he believes being green is the right thing to do. In 2022, Nicholls Transport were appointed Green Ambassadors by IVECO – and are one of only two listed on its worldwide website. Paul is also investing in electric vans and electric forklifts.

99 h Emma Loveday Senior Fleet Consultant, Volkswagen Financial Services

Emma has over ten years’ experience in the fleet industry, having worked at places such as Mitie, Thames Water and DriveTech before joining VWFS as Senior Fleet Consultant. Emma is also Deputy Chair of the AFP’s Fleet Risk & Compliance Committee, and an enthusiastic EV advocate.

98 NEW Aaron Powell Fleet Director, Speedy Services

As GREENFLEET’S current Private Sector Fleet Manager of the Year, Aaron is committed to making Speedy’s fleet as eco-friendly as possible. As well as adopting electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, Aaron leads other green innovations, such as bringing in the industry’s first 27t full EV plant bodied vehicle.

97 Steve Imm Head of Transport Services, Gloucestershire Constabulary

Steve has achieved great success in moving Gloucestershire Constabulary’s fleet in to the 21st century, adopting alternatively-fuelled and electric vehicles. Steve is also the Chair of the National Association of Police Fleet Managers’ environment board and is working to support other emergency services in their transition to alternative fuels.

96 NEW Matt Ralfe Innovation & Change Manager at Nottingham City Council

Matt’s impressive work pushing the boundaries of what is possible in fleet decarbonisation at Nottingham City Council resulted in the council winning GREENFLEET’s Public Sector Commercial Fleet of the Year Award in 2022.

95 NEW Kate Armitage Director, Kate Armitage Consulting

GREENFLEET Ambassador Kate Armitage has been a strong advocate of the electrification of transport since 2010, heading up the EV Team at EDF Energy, and subsequently as Projects Director at Route Monkey. Kate has been involved in a range of ground-breaking projects including the recharging infrastructure for the London 2012 Olympic electric vehicle fleet.

94 NEW Kate Tyrrell CEO, ChargeSafe

Kate is the co-founder and CEO of ChargeSafe, which aims to make the public charging experience safe and accessible by delivering a 5-star rating system. She has won over many companies, who have agreed to bring clear improvements and standards to their networks. She has been described as engaging with the sector with “energy, enthusiasm and a big smile”.

93 h Matthew Dear Director, BEAT - Better Environment And Transport

In his previous role at London Fire Brigade, Matthew was responsible for setting up the Ultra Low Emission Fleet Programme, to establish a move towards a zero emission fleet. Matthew also managed the Zero Emission Pumping Appliance Project, developing the UK’s first zero emission capable pumping appliance. Matthew is now director of BEAT, which helps organisations decarbonise.

92 h Jonny Berry Head of Decarbonisation, Novuna Vehicle Solutions, and founder of The EV Café

Jonny uses his in-depth knowledge of electric vehicles gained over the years to help the fleet industry make the smooth EV transition. Career highlights include being awarded Nissan’s Prestigious Global EV CEO Award in 2016, and starting the much-loved EV Cafe during the first lockdown, so that the EV-switch momentum could continue.

91 NEW John Curtis Director Of Operations, The EV Café

John is a massive champion of the electric transition, and has been banging the drum about EV adoption for over a decade. He has policy experience, gained with the Scottish Government, and has worked with brands such as the AA, BMW, Renault, Nissan, Go Ultra Low, and LeasePlan on their sustainability plans. John has also been a driving force within The EV Cafe, supporting UK fleets move towards electrification.

90 Simon King Partner, edenseven

Simon’s achievements at Mitie, delivering the company’s EV transition and wider sustainability agenda, led him to win GREENFLEET’S Outstanding Achievement Award in 2021. Simon is now a partner at edenseven Sustainability Consultancy which delivers sustainability strategies and fleet transformation.

89 NEW S-J Mitchell Senior Fleet & Supply Chain Manager, OVO Energy

Through the last two years, S-J has led the way in harmonising OVO’s fleet and influencing drivers into the EV space. By year end of 2022, she will have put over 550 new electric commercial vehicles onto the fleet, with 66 per cent of all vehicles being BEV. S-J picked up an EV Champion Award at the 2022 GREENFLEET Awards, while the fleet at OVO was awarded the Private Sector Commercial Fleet of the Year accolade. E

 88 Gary McRae Head of Electric Mobility, Urban Foresight

Gary has spent over three years at Urban Foresight, overseeing electric mobility projects across the globe. These range from infrastructure delivery to fleet electrification strategies, supporting local authorities to plan and deploy solutions. He previously led Dundee City Council in its EV ambitions, and during his time there, the council had the UK’s largest local authority fleet of electric vehicles.

87 NEW Linda Grave Founder & CEO, EV Driver

Linda has been described as a pioneer in EV roaming and interoperability, and is passionate about tackling the access barriers to charging. She founded East Green Energy in 2006 and built the EV Driver network of public EV charging points in the East of England. Her consultancy EV Driver is continuing to advise businesses on the EV transition.

86 Amanda Lyne Managing Director, ULEMCo

Amanda champions the use of hydrogen as a zeroemission fuel, through innovating at ULEMCo and through her work as chair of the UK Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association. One of ULEMCo’s latest innovations is a hydrogen dual-fuel conversion of a waste collection truck in which HVO is used rather than diesel.

85 David Landy Head of Fleet, EVRi

Experienced fleet manager David is ensuring that Evri’s fleet comprising 1,615 vehicles is as green as possible, with the use of biomethane CNG trucks, which make up 50% of its core tractor fleet, and electric vans to support its ParcelShop network.

84 Daniel Bentham, CEO, Fleete

Daniel is CEO of the newly established company Fleete, which provides electric vehicle infrastructure to operators of electric commercial vehicles, using a charging-as-a-service model. Daniel brings 17 years experience in the low carbon energy sector to this role, and is a Chartered Energy Engineer.

83 Toby Butler

Managing Director, ubitricity UK

Prior to joining ubitricity, Toby led Shell’s work in the EV charging sphere, including managing the team that implemented the first Shell rapid charger in the UK. As managing director of ubitricity - a Shell owned company, Toby pushes the company forwards in its mission to provide simple EV charging for everyone.

82 h Dr Chris Jardine,

Technical Director, Joju

Chris is a well-regarded expert in EV charging and renewable energy.

Joju won the Charging Infrastructure Provider of the Year title at the 2022 GREENFLEET Awards, in recognition of the company’s commitment to helping the public and blue light sector with their EV infrastructure plans. In the past year, Joju has enjoyed exceptional growth and completed 1,300 projects.

 81 Tim Laver Managing Director, ALD Automotive UK

Tim understands the needs of fleets in the fast changing world of mobility and alternative fuels. ALD Automotive continues to help fleets with their electric ambitions, having recently helped Wiltshire council with their electrification plans. ALD is due to complete the acquisition of LeasePlan in Q1 2023.

80 Richard Turnbull Head of Innovation, Connected Kerb

Richard continues to push Connected Kerb’s innovation in the on-street charging space. The company recently led the first-ever trial of smart metered on-street EV chargers, known as the Agile Streets initiative, which won the Best Consumer Proposition Award at the EVIES.

79 Vincenzo Nicolò Business Director, IVECO

IVECO continues to be experts in alternatively fuelled vehicles, having innovated in this area for over two and a half decades. 2022 saw the hotly anticipated arrival of the electric eDaily, which has a range of up to 249 miles. And on the heavy goods vehicle side, IVECO’s natural gas solutions continue to prove popular with leading UK fleets.

78 Dan Gursel Head, Enterprise Car Club UK

Dan leads Enterprise Car Club as it continues with its mission to help the UK move to greener mobility solutions. Enterprise Car Club has dozens of partnerships with councils, combined authorities and train operators, and has a hydrogen car clubs at Tees Valley Airport.

77 h Richard Parker Corporate Sales Manager, Webfleet Solutions

Webfleet Solutions’ EV expert Richard Parker has over 20 years’ experience in the fleet industry and specialises in improving fleet performance through data and digital solutions. He is keen to share his knowledge to help businesses decarbonise their fleet.

76 Mike Potter CEO, DriveElectric and CrowdCharge

Mike Potter is always exploring new and pioneering ways to support the UK’s transition to zero and ultra-low carbon transport. He has been involved in innovative research initiatives, such as the Electric Nation Vehicle-to-Grid project and EV-elocity.

75 h Guy Haydon UK Managing Director, Zaptec

Guy launched Zaptec into the UK market and is driving the company as it strives to make charging solitons easier for users. Guy comes from a solid EV background, having previously worked for Siemens as head of sales for electromobility and at InstaVolt as Business Development Manager.

74 NEW James Court CEO of EVA England

With James as CEO, the EVA successfully led a campaign for better driver rights, and pushed for the strongest regulations on charger data, price transparency and easier payments. James set up the REA’s EV Forum when he was director of policy at the trade body, and also worked in the Cabinet Office on the UK’s COP26 transport policy.

73 h Ian Johnston CEO, Osprey Charging Network

Ian has overseen Osprey’s growth in 2022, doubling the number of Osprey rapid charge points to over 500. The network continues to be well regarded, earning the ‘EV Driver Recommended’ title on Zap Map’s annual EV charging survey. Ian has also been praised for his pioneering approach to partnerships which is helping shape the charging landscape.

72 h Niall Riddell Co-Founder and CEO, Paua

Niall co-founded Paua, which has succeeded in ensuring that the public charging network is able to properly serve fleet business customers. The app and card allow business drivers to find, charge, and pay for charging and gives fleet managers the ability to monitor all transactions. As a result, Paua won GREENFLEET’S IT Innovation Award in 2022.

71 Graham Cooley Strategy Consultant, ITM Power

At the end of 2022, Graham’s role at green hydrogen company ITM Power changed from CEO to a senior strategic role. During his time as CEO, Graham broke the company into new markets, forged industrial partnerships, and oversaw equity fundraisers of almost £500 million. In 2021, ITM opened the world’s largest electrolyser manufacturing facility.

70 Tanya Neech Head of Sustainability, Scania UK

Tanya continues to lead Scania’s sustainability work in the UK, across the manufacturer’s truck, bus, coach and power operations. In recognition of her environmental transport work, Tanya is also on the board of Zemo Partnership.

69 Tom Pakenham Managing Director, ChargeLight

Tom has solid fleet-decarbonisation credentials - from co-founding Green Tomato cars – a green taxi company that was well ahead of the curve, to being director of EVs at OVO. Tom now runs ChargeLight, a company that uses lamppost infrastructure for EV charging.

68 NEW David Watts Fleet Product Manager, Electric Vehicles, Volkswagen Financial Services (UK)

David has been at the forefront of fleet sustainability for more than 16 years. Notable career moments include helping design and deliver the DfT’s Plugged in Fleets Initiative when he was at the EST, and leading the fleet sustainability activities for Arval UK. He is also a member of the EV working group for the BVRLA and on the EV committee for the Association of Fleet Professionals. E

SPONSOR’S COMMENT

A roadmap for sustainable transport in 2023 and beyond

Last year was a year of change for Electric Vehicles (EV), one where we saw the termination of the Plug-In Car Grant (PICG) and Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme (EVHS). More recently, electric vehicles, vans and cars have been hit by the introduction of Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).

It’s also been the year where the impending alarm of climate change has been once again underlined. Last year’s United Nations COP27 conference in Sharm El Sheikh reaffirmed calls for urgent action from leaders around the world.

It is clear electric vehicles present an incredible opportunity to help fleets meet their sustainability goals and create a better world for us all. Overall, the transition to zero-emission transport networks requires investment and attention. For that, it’s imperative to ensure that electric is a compelling and preferable alternative.

As we take time to reflect, and look ahead to opportunities for 2023 and beyond, now is the time to consider how we pave the path for a truly sustainable future – one that is conducive to leaving behind a positive environmental legacy. We also need to demonstrate the best innovations and solutions our sector has to offer the world. Part of that reflection is recognising those figures instrumental to the awareness and adoption of fleet electrification and the wider transport sustainability mission. For that reason, Geotab is proud to support the GreenFleet 100 Most Influential initiative. L www.geotab.com/uk

 67 h Jim Graham Group Finance Director, Arnold Clark

Arnold Clark has opened its new Innovation Centre in England, following the successful launch of the first in Scotland. The Stafford Innovation Centre has more than 45 electric vehicles for visitors to test-drive. What’s more Arnold Clark is to become Scotland’s sole BYD electric vehicle retailer this year

66 Ron Santiago Managing Director, Europcar Mobility Group

Despite supply challenges, through Ron Santiago’s focus, the company has maintained a comprehensive fleet through strong manufacturer partnerships and sourcing vehicles from new suppliers. Electric and sustainable vehicles were continually added to the fleet in 2022, and now 75% of Europcar’s company car vehicle orders for its own employees are EV and 15% are hybrid.

65 Owain Pearce Transport Manager, Oxford Direct Services

Owain is passionate about improving the sustainability of Oxford Direct Services’ transport service through overseeing a new fleet management system, improving fleet policies and practices and significantly growing the amount of electric vehicles within the fleet.

64 Philip Fjeld Co-Founder and CEO, CNG Fuels

CNG Fuels continues to be Europe’s leading supplier of biomethane for transport, and its tenth HGV refuelling station, located in Castleford, has now opened. Aldi is the latest major brand to use the site, among many other household brands, including Royal Mail, Waitrose, and Warburtons.

63 NEW Sarah Gray Head of EV & AFV, Rivus

Leading a dedicated alternative fuels team at Rivus, Sarah works with customers and suppliers to find solutions to reduce emissions. In recognition of her dedication to alternative fuels, Sarah won an AFV Champion award at the 2022 GREENFLEET Awards.

62 NEW James Dewhurst Sales Director, Webfleet

James was promoted to Sales Director in July in recognition to his dedication to sustainable mobility solutions. James worked to upskill sales staff in sustainability and established a carbon offsetting scheme - which was used to fully offset the emissions from GREENFLEET’s Great British EV Rally. James uses his position to push sustainability to customers and colleagues across Europe.

61 Patricia Wolfe Managing Director, Athlon UK

Following the rebrand from Daimler Fleet Manager to Athlon UK, Patricia Wolfe’s strong leadership has helped build the company from the ground up. Athlon continues to deliver the most sustainable and tailor-made mobility solutions for its customers.

60 h Quentin Willson Motoring Journalist and Lobbyist

Quentin Willson spearheads the FairCharge campaign, which is pushing the issues of charging costs, infrastructure, charging times and EV access to the forefront of the political agenda. One of its key priorities is to tackle the issue of EV drivers without home-charging paying four times the rate of VAT for their electricity from public onstreet networks.

59 Prof Colin Herron Professor of Practice, Newcastle University

Colin has had a long and respected career in automotive, most notably 17 years with Nissan. He continues to lead Zero Carbon Futures, which is now part of Newcastle University, and he also leads Faraday Institution North East, which brings together multiple bodies in the battery innovation ecosystem.

58 h Edward Kulperger Senior Vice President, Geotab

Edward guides Geotab on its mission to help companies accelerate their carbon reduction and to scale their sustainability efforts. In September 2022, Geotab became the first dedicated telematics company to have its emissions reduction targets validated and approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).

57 NEW Carlos Rodrigues Managing Director, Renault Trucks UK

Over the last twelve months, Carlos has continued to drive Renault Trucks’ leadership in the zero and low-carbon transport industry. Carlos has personally supported customers’ transitions to zero tailpipe emissions transport and regularly shares his insights and vision at key events and on social media.

56 Gary Savage Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz UK

Mercedes-Benz continues to push ahead with its electrification plans, with eight cars in the Mercedes-EQ all-electric range. The car maker has also announced plans for a branded, global high-power charging network across key markets, including Europe.

55 h Charlie Jardine Founder and CEO, EO Charging

Charlie’s company EO continues to make waves in the UK charging market and beyond. EO’s latest generation of commercial and home electric vehicle chargers feature improved operating platforms and are compliant with new smart charging regulations. EO has also designed, manufactured and installed a network of charging stations for Amazon’s electric fleet.

54 h Paul Kirby eLCV Expert, EV Essentials

Know in the industry as the man with the electric-van know-how, Paul has over 30 years in the automotive sector. Notable career moments include helping launch the Mercedes electric Vito in 2008 and heading up the electrification strategy for vehicle broker, Vanarama. At EV Essentials, Paul works to help fleets with their electric vehicle roll outs. Paul is also a valued member of The EV Café.

53 NEW Christian Coolsaet Managing Director, Volvo Trucks UK

Christian is cementing Volvo Trucks’ position in the UK and Ireland as sustainability pioneers in the heavy goods sector. The company already has electric heavy haulage trucks on UK roads and is planning to roll out customer testing of its hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks in 2025.

52 NEW Akira Kirton Vice President, bp pulse UK

Akira is responsible for delivering the growth strategy of the bp Pulse fast charging network, driving forward the product pipeline and creating a seamless digital customer experience. He was previously vice president for new business execution within bp’s future mobility & solutions division and has worked within bp for 20 years.

51 Tammy Carter Head of fleet, Crown Commercial Service

As head of fleet at Crown Commercial Service, Tammy helps the public sector procure more sustainable vehicles and services at best value. Prior to the CCS, she had over 20 years of fleet experience in the private sector, where she was responsible for the procurement and management of a fleet of around 1,500 vehicles.

50 Lee Brown Managing Director, The Grosvenor Group

Lee Brown is now Managing Director of Grosvenor Leasing, moving on from his role as head of 0Zone – the company’s green solution for fleets transitioning to electric and low emission fleets. Lee is the person to go to for advice on the impact of ultra-low emission and electric vehicles on operations and finances. E

SPONSOR’S COMMENT

As a brand that strives to go the extra mile for its customers, we are helping drivers make the move to electric motoring through innovation, unparalleled vehicle range, support and education.

Manufactured by SAIC and distributed in the UK by Harris MAXUS, we offer a full range of electric vehicles, each of which have benefitted from SAIC’s billion-dollar investment into battery technology and innovation.

Over the past number of years, MAXUS has launched a number of premium electric vehicles to market. In addition to our awardwinning flagship eLCVs, the 3 DELIVER 3 and e DELIVER 9, last year, we also launched the T90 EV, the UK’s first fully electric pickup truck, as well as an all-electric MPV in the shape of the MIFA 9 – bringing MAXUS to a new cohort of customers.

Cutting down on fuel costs and reducing carbon emissions are front of mind issues for businesses everywhere right now. If you’re considering making the switch to electric, we recommend reaching out to your local MAXUS dealer today where you can avail of our free business advice service.

This service provides business owners and fleet managers with a realistic evaluation of where they are on their journey to greener motoring and what they should do next, providing a step-bystep guide to ensure that the move is as seamless as possible.

We have also launched a brand-new scrappage scheme allowing savings of up to £14,000 on a new electric van. Available until the 31st August 2023, this scrappage scheme will provide drivers with an opportunity to upgrade their existing vehicle, transition to electric and make great savings. VAT allowance and a free home or workplace charger are also included. L FURTHER INFORMATION www.saicmaxus.co.uk