OSLO, NORWAY: The Board of Directors in Zaptec have appointed Peter Bardenfleth-Hansen as CEO in Zaptec. Peter takes the position on 12 April 2022. Kurt Østrem will revert to his position as CFO in Zaptec.

“The Board of Directors is very pleased that Peter Bardenfleth-Hansen, Board member since the listing of the company in the autumn 2020, has accepted the position as CEO. We are confident that Peter is the right person to lead the company’s further development, growth and internationalization based on his experience, knowledge and personality”, says Stig H. Christiansen, Chairman of the Board.

Bardenfleth-Hansen is an entrepreneur and a very experienced and successful C-level executive within the EV sector with over 10 years’ experience from Tesla.

He has international growth and strategy competence, with cross-border retail and marketing expansion across Europe, Middle East and Japan. Having also been the first Nordic Director for Tesla, Bardenfleth-Hansen has a strong affiliation to Norway.

Besides his vice chair on the Zaptec board, Peter is chairman, board member and advisor in a wide range of e-mobility disrupters hereunder, Volta Trucks, CAKE, Viggo Ridehailing, Evyon, Monta and Alpha Motors. Peter is a Mathematical Physics Graduate from Espergærde Gymnasium with a Business Diploma from Hillerød Business School and studied law at Copenhagen University.

“The Board of Directors would also like to thank Kurt Østrem for his professional and steady steer in his period as Acting CEO, and for his continued commitment and valuable contributions as he now concentrates on his role as CFO in Zaptec”, says Stig H. Christiansen, Chairman of the Board.

Zaptec AS is a technology company within Electric vehicle (EV) charging systems in Europe. The company develops EV charging systems for multi and single-family homes and office buildings. The product portfolio enables large number of charging points at a low cost and includes Zaptec Pro, Zaptec Go, Charge365 payment services, Charging columns, Zaptec Portal, and Zaptec APM. The company accelerates the electrification of the transport sector to assist European countries in reducing CO2 emissions from light-duty cars.