Mer UK has appointed Karl Anders as its managing director, spearheading work to scale up its EV charging operations in the UK.

Karl Anders, managing director at Mer UK

Anders is said to bring vast value chain and profit and loss experience within the EV industry. He joined the Energy Saving Trust back in 2007, with a remit to consult on sustainable and low-emission transport to industry on behalf of the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles and Department for Transport.

He also spent four years at Nissan Motor GB as national EV manager, and was managing director on the board of innogy eMobility UK.

In his new role at Mer, he will take on responsibility to scale both its EV charging entities in the UK; its public charging Mer Charging UK outfit, which is based in London, and Mer Fleet Services based in Consett.

“With Karl onboard, Mer will continue to lead and build first-class, sustainable EV charging solutions for the UK market. The timing of his onboarding fits perfectly with our strong sustainability agenda and growth ambitions in the years to come,” said Kristoffer Thoner, CEO of Mer.

Anders also commented: “I have followed Mer’s hugely impressive track record and growth for quite some time. Its mission to make sustainable electric mobility easy and accessible for everyone resonates very well with who I am, and what I believe in.”

He continued: “The potential of the combined Mer businesses in the UK is phenomenal. This really is the right place at the right time, so I am very excited to join Mer’s journey into the future.”