Evolt Charging, part of Swarco Smart Charging, has appointed John Betts as business operations director.

The appointment, which coincides with its 15-year anniversary, is part of a broader restructure to create a new senior leadership team to drive the business into its next phase of growth.

Betts joins from Swarco UK & Ireland, where he served as operations director, and brings more than two decades of experience in transport and smart mobility, including 12 years at Siemens.

He joins the senior leadership team under the continued leadership of Justin Meyer, who has served as managing director since founding the business in 2010.

The revamped leadership team also now includes Steffan Evans as finance director. With almost 10 years in the Swarco Group, Evans has played a key role in supporting the growth of Swarco Smart Charging and now takes on a dedicated leadership role with Evolt.

There’s also a new senior management team, which brings together deep functional expertise and combined experience within the EV sector. This team includes Tom Davies, business development director; Stephen Trayner, customer service director; Seamus O’Dwyer, operations performance director; Greg Longden, commercial director; Danielle Cort, marketing director; Alia Ali, head of legal; and Gillian Smyth as HR business partner.

Evolt said its new leadership team brings together a balance of continuity and fresh perspective, as the UK’s EV charging sector enters a pivotal growth phase, driven by national targets to deploy over 300,000 public charge points by 2030 and a surge in EV adoption.

“As the sector enters into an important new chapter, Evolt’s focus remains on delivering future-ready EV charging infrastructure for our customers and partners,” said Justin Meyer. “This means having the right leadership in place – people who not only bring deep industry expertise, but who also share our passion for creating a more sustainable transport system and understand the responsibility that comes with supporting essential infrastructure.”

Evolt continues to deliver large-scale infrastructure rollouts across the UK, with more than 13,000 charge points deployed, actively maintaining nearly 10,000 charge points today, and new frameworks already in place to significantly expand this in the next 12 months.

“We’ve always focused on growing and nurturing great talent,” added Meyer. “Our leadership and management teams bring together some of the best in the industry, and I am confident they will help us maintain the high standards we’ve built over the last 15 years – and will continue raising the bar.”