Blink Charging Elects New Board Member

Blink Charging Elects New Board Member

Kristina A. Peterson is the CEO of Mayflower Partners, a cleantech financial advisory firm.

Blink Charging Co. announced the election of Kristina A. Peterson, CEO, Mayflower Partners, a cleantech financial advisory firm, to the Blink Board of Directors by the Board on April 21, 2023.

Peterson is an experienced public and private company board member and infrastructure investor with over 25 years of operating experience in the finance, electric power generation and tech sectors, according to Blink Charging. She has held senior executive roles at infrastructure investment and private equity firms including EQT Partners, Thomson Reuters, Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield Renewable Partners, and Terraform Power since 2015, and previously as CEO, CFO, and other senior management positions at EDF Renewable Energy, Suntech, and Greenwood Energy from 2007 to 2015.

“Kristina is a proven leader who brings a global operating mindset with her, along with an extensive background working with electric utilities and independent private power producers and experience in investment banking and finance,” said Brendan Jones, president and CEO of Blink Charging. “With her stellar reputation and track record of success, Kristina will add an essential perspective to the Blink Board, and we look forward to having her as part of the Blink family.”

Peterson’s appointment to the Board makes her the ninth member. She will join as a member of the Board’s ESG Committee.

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