{"id":863121,"date":"2025-06-24T09:33:33","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blink-charging-names-alex-calnan-managing-director-of-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T09:33:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T13:33:33","slug":"blink-charging-names-alex-calnan-managing-director-of-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/blink-charging-names-alex-calnan-managing-director-of-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Blink Charging Names Alex Calnan Managing Director of Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n London, United Kingdom, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — <\/strong>
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\n Blink Charging Co.<\/u>
\n <\/a> (NASDAQ: BLNK) (\u201cBlink\u201d), a leading global owner, operator, provider, and manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, has announced the promotion of Alex Calnan to the role of Managing Director of Europe.<\/p>\n

Calnan, who previously served as Managing Director of the UK, will now lead Blink\u2019s efforts throughout the continent of Europe, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, effective July 1, 2025. He will continue to be based out of Blink\u2019s UK headquarters in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. He will be supported by Blink\u2019s existing European leadership team.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are confident that Alex is the right person to lead our European business, execute our strategy and selectively expand throughout Europe. He will bring strong financial discipline, support our global business objectives, and continue to deliver value to our stakeholders\u201d said Mike Battaglia, President and Chief Executive Officer of Blink. \u201cWe are focused on expanding Blink\u2019s presence in Europe where Alex has a strong track record of success,\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBlink is immensely grateful to Miko de Haan for the impact he made during his time as President of Europe Operations. His leadership was pivotal in expanding our presence from a local operation to a significant player across the region,\u201d expressed Battaglia. \u201cMiko played a central role in laying the foundation for our international growth, and we wish him continued success in all his future endeavors.\u201d<\/p>\n

Immediately prior to joining Blink, Calnan served as Co-Founder and Managing Director for EB Charging, a leading UK infrastructure company acquired by Blink in 2022. He has led and developed growth strategies for EV charging companies in Europe for more than a decade and has long been a passionate advocate for clean fuel technologies and the clean energy industry.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m honored to have been selected to lead Blink\u2019s European strategies and development as we continue to expand and deliver our state-of-the-art EV charging solutions here and around the world,\u201d said Calnan. \u201cWe are intently focused on taking our efforts to streamline and globalize our services to the next level so we can offer customers across Europe and beyond a single, global experience. I also look forward to continuing to work alongside the passionate and knowledgeable team at Blink as we engage in further enhancing and upgrading our technology and services while forging innovative new collaborations and public\/private sector engagements throughout Europe.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n About Blink Charging<\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

\n Blink Charging Co.<\/a>\u00a0(Nasdaq: BLNK) is a global leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, enabling drivers, hosts, and fleets to easily transition to electric transportation through innovative charging solutions. Blink\u2019s principal line of products and services include Blink\u2019s EV charging networks (\u201cBlink Networks\u201d), EV charging equipment, and EV charging services. Blink Networks use proprietary, cloud-based software that operates, maintains, and tracks the EV charging stations connected to the network and the associated charging data. Blink has established key strategic partnerships for rolling out adoption across numerous location types, including parking facilities, multifamily residences and condos, workplace locations, health care\/medical facilities, schools and universities, airports, auto dealers, hotels, mixed-use municipal locations, parks and recreation areas, religious institutions, restaurants, retailers, stadiums, supermarkets, and transportation hubs.<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit\u00a0https:\/\/blinkcharging.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Contacts:<\/p>\n

\n Blink Media Contact<\/strong>
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Felicitas Massa
PR@BlinkCharging.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\n Blink Investor Relations Contact<\/strong>
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Vitalie Stelea
IR@BlinkCharging.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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London, United Kingdom, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Blink Charging Co. (NASDAQ: BLNK) (\u201cBlink\u201d), a leading global owner, operator, provider, and manufacturer of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, has announced the promotion of Alex Calnan to the role of Managing Director of Europe. Calnan, who previously served as Managing Director of the UK, will now lead Blink\u2019s efforts throughout the continent of Europe, including the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands, effective July 1, 2025. He will continue to be based out of Blink\u2019s UK headquarters in St. Albans, Hertfordshire. He will be supported by Blink\u2019s existing European leadership team. \u201cWe are confident that Alex is the right person to lead our European business, execute our … <\/p>\n

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