Case Study: Chief Operations Officer
Indra Renewable Technologies, one of the UK’s fastest growing electric vehicle charging manufacturers, spun out of OVO Energy in 2021. It now has support from investors including the Clean Growth Fund and Gulf Oil. Background The business is scaling rapidly to meet the ever-increasing demand for its offering, amidst the exponential growth of the EV market. To facilitate this, Indra required a highly experienced COO to develop a resilient manufacturing and supply chain strategy, and lead the ramp-up in production in line with forecasted demand and business growth objectives. Search Having previously worked with the newly appointed CEO, we were asked to support Indra on this key appointment and conducted an in-depth search, targeting exceptional operational leaders from electronics manufacturing companies. Our shortlist comprised a range of candidates from leading consumer electronics firms. Each individual had successfully led scale-ups; establishing new geographical regions, bringing new products to market, and/or rapidly growing SMEs. The appointed candidate was...
Operations Director – EV Charging
Our client is one of the UK’s fastest growing companies in the EV charger market. This pioneering business is a leading manufacturer and developer of highly innovative EV charging solutions that save customers money, as well as the planet. Based on the strength of its technology, the quality of the product, and the ease of installation, the company has quickly become the supplier of choice for the installer base. Supported by its investors, the business is now scaling rapidly to meet the ever increasing demand for their offering, amidst the exponential growth of the EV market. To facilitate this, a highly experienced Operations Director is needed to develop a resilient manufacturing and supply chain strategy, and lead the ramp-up in production in line with forecasted demand and business growth objectives. The successful candidate will: - Have extensive operations leadership experience, encompassing manufacturing and supply chain, in an electronic assembly environment - Have a demonstrable...
Simon Wright joins Evolito as Director of Programme Management
Upscale Partners has supported Evolito, the world-leading pioneer of electric motors for the aerospace industry, with the appointment of Simon Wright as Director of Programme Management. Simon joins from Arrival, where he was Director of Programme Management, and brings a wealth of experience in demanding engineering environments, such as McLaren and TRW. At TRW, he was involved in the product development, design and manufacture of electric motors. Upscale Partners is partnering with Evolito to build their leadership team and this marks the second key appointment, with Mukesh Patel joining as Chief Engineer last year....
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Managing Director
Our client is a pioneer in the development of electric motors and controllers for large OEMs and Tier 1s in the automotive and aerospace sectors....