Amy Hanson - Lead Independent Director
Amy Hanson has been the lead Independent Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since June 2023 and a Director since January 2022. She has extensive experience as a C-level executive with a focus on finance, operations, strategic planning and M&A execution encompassing acquisition, consolidation and integration leadership. Ms. Hanson founded and has been the CEO of Amy Hanson Advisory Services, a strategic management consulting service organization since April 2016. Prior to this, Ms. Hanson was Executive Vice President and Corporate Officer of Macy’s, Inc. (NYSE: M) where she spent 33 years in various executive positions. Ms. Hanson has strong board of directors’ experience. Since January 2019, Ms. Hanson has served as a Director and member of the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees and chair of the Audit Committee of LSI Industries (Nasdaq: LYTS). Ms. Hanson has also served on the Board of Directors of Credit First National Association, a wholly-owned bank subsidiary of Bridgestone Americas (OTCMKTS: BRDCY) since May 2021, and on the Board of Directors as an outside director for Messer Construction Co., a leading construction and real estate development company in the Midwest and South, since January 2016. Ms. Hanson also serves on the Board of Directors for Strivve, Inc., a Seattle-based fintech start-up.
Craig Denson - Interim CEO and COO
Craig Denson has been the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since August 2023 and the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since October 2020. He was the Chief Compliance Officer since November 2021 until August 2023, the Secretary from December 2021 until October 2022, and the Interim Chief Financial Officer from January 2021 until September 2021. Prior to its acquisition by the company in 2020, Mr. Denson was the President and CEO of PTGi International Carrier Services, Inc. since May 2012. Mr. Denson joined PTGi in 2009 as Vice President, responsible for the Wholesale and Pre-Paid Telecom divisions in North America. In May 2012. Mr. Denson was promoted to President and CEO of PTGi. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Denson was President and COO of Sigma Software Solutions from 2000 to 2010, an OSS and BSS software company providing billing and CRM software to the telecom industry globally. Prior to Sigma Software, Mr. Denson was Vice President and General Manager of ACS Canada, whereby he led the Telecom ASP software services division from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Denson started his career with PepsiCo in 1986, progressing through the organization and ending as National Sales Manager of two operating divisions before entering the telecom industry in 1999. Mr. Denson holds a business degree from Humber College, is a strategic planner and conceptual thinker, and excels at bringing clarity to complex issues by creating practical solutions to organizational challenges.
Andrew Fox - Board Member
Andrew Fox has been a Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since October 2020. He was the Chairman of the Board of Charge Enterprises, Inc. from September 2021 until August 2023, and the Cheif Executive Officer from October 2020 until August 2023. Mr. Fox is the founder and had been Chief Executive Officer of GetCharged, Inc. from its formation in 2018 until its acquisition by the company. Mr. Fox has simultaneously served as a managing partner of Alliance Building Services since 2003. He is also the Chairman of @allthingsgood, a media network that focuses on sharing positive news since 2020. Mr. Fox is a serial entrepreneur with over two decades of experience. He is the Founder of 3-G Communications, a cellular tower leasing and financing firm, Way Communications, an Internet Service Provider, Track Entertainment and is a Co-Founder of YJP.org. Mr. Fox has been an active member of YPO, the global leadership community of extraordinary chief executives, since 2004. Mr. Fox is also on the Board of Directors for the Conrad Foundation, which challenges high school students to solve 21st-century problems using science and technology and was the President of the Chairscholars Foundation from 1999-2011. Mr. Fox received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting from Adelphi University in 1995.
Benjamin Carson, Jr. - Board Member
Benjamin Carson, Jr. has been a Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since March 2021. Since 2013, Mr. Carson has been at the private equity firm FVLCRUM Funds, where he is a Co-Founder and Partner responsible for the overall guidance of the firm and its portfolio. In this role, Mr. Carson focuses on the total financial health of FVLCRUM Funds and its holdings with an emphasis on capital structures, deal origination, and strategic planning. Complementing his prior experiences in investments and operations, he supports portfolio executive teams with capital market insights and growth strategies. Mr. Carson has additional experience in investing, risk management, and human capital planning. Mr. Carson becomes directly involved with portfolio companies to support strategic alliances, business development, and corporate development initiatives. Mr. Carson has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Tufts University.
Justin E. Deutsch - Board Member
Justin Deutsch has been a director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since May 2020. Mr. Deutsch has been Partner at Weybosset Research & Management, LLC, an investment advisory firm, since 2020 after joining as a Portfolio Manager in October 2014. Prior to that, he was an equity analyst and trader at Bay Crest Partners for five years, specializing in large cap companies. Before Bay Crest Partners, Mr. Deutsch worked as Head Trader and Portfolio Manager for Horn Capital Management, a hedge fund based in New York City, from January 2001 until January 2003. Mr. Deutsch received his Bachelor of Science from New York University and most recently attended the Harvard Kennedy Schools program, Investment Decisions and Behavioral Finance. Mr. Deutsch has served on the Board of Directors for Optimus Healthcare Services, Inc., a clinical research and pharmaceutical company (OTCMKTS: OHCS), since December 2020.
Gary Jacobs - Board Member
Gary Jacobs has been a Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since January 2022. In his capacity as corporate counsel for major business organizations, Mr. Jacobs has extensive experience in corporate strategy, domestic and international strategic ventures, gaming, hospitality, healthcare, M&A and other business and real estate transactions across many industries. Mr. Jacobs currently serves on the board of managers of MFO Ventures, LLC, a healthcare investment firm, since its formation in 2022; Third Recovery Systems, LLC since its formation in September 2022 (as the Chair from December 2021 until September 2022); and Second Wave Delivery Systems, LLC, a related healthcare portfolio company since its formation in December 2020 (as the Chair from December 2020 until September 2022). From February 2016 until its sale in 2020, he was also Chair of Accuity Delivery Systems, LLC, a technology based clinical records company. Mr. Jacobs also held senior executive positions at MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) including as President - Corporate Strategy, Executive Vice President, and General Counsel between 2000 and 2009, and served as a member of MGM’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. While at MGM, he was heavily involved in corporate transactions such as the development of the City Center project, M&A Activity and the purchase and sale of real estate. Mr. Jacobs served as Secretary and as a Director of The Intergroup Corporation (Nasdaq: INTG) from 1998 to 2014. Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors of GraphAudio, Inc. and Game Play Network, Inc. Mr. Jacobs graduated from Brandeis University with a Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude, and Yale Law School (LLB) He also studied at the London School of Economics.
Chantel Lenard - Board Member
Chantel E. Lenard has been a Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since January 2022. Ms. Lenard was selected as one of the “100 Leading Women in North American Auto Industry” by Automotive News, received the Outstanding Industrial Engineering Alumni award from Purdue University and is also a recipient of an Effie Gold Award for marketing innovation and effectiveness. Having served as US Chief Marketing Officer of Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) from 2013 to 2017, in a 25-year career where she created high performance results delivering $80 billion in annual revenue, Ms. Lenard transformed Ford’s marketing approach toward a digital focus and led integration of predictive analytics into the client centric experience. Since 2017, Ms. Lenard has taught marketing strategy in the Master of Business Administration program at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. Ms. Lenard has strong board of directors' experience. She has served as a Director and member of the Compensation and Governance Committees of TTM Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTMI) since November 2018. She also serves as a Director and member of the HR/ Compensation and Governance Committees of Uni-Select Inc. (TSX: UNS) since May 2020, and as a Director and member of the Audit and Compensation Committees of LSI Industries (Nasdaq: LYTS) since June 2020. Ms. Lenard holds a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from Purdue University and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard University.
Jacky Wu - Board Member
Jacky Wu has been a Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since June, 2023.Mr. Wu is Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of DigitalBridge (formerly Colony Capital, NYSE: DBRG), a digital infrastructure investment firm. Prior to joining DigitalBridge in March 2020, Mr. Wu served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Driven Brands, Inc. (NASDAQ: DRVN), an automotive aftermarket platform, from September 2016 to March 2020. Mr. Wu also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Xura, Inc. (formerly Comverse, Inc.), a digital services company, from April 2015 to September 2016, and spent five years at American Tower Corporation (NYSE: AMT) where he was Vice President of Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions from January 2014 to March 2015 and Vice President of Financial Planning and Analysis, US Tower from May 2010 to December 2013. Prior to that, Mr. Wu spent eight years at Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), from 2002 to 2010, where he served in numerous accounting, finance and business development roles, including as the Director and Chief Financial Officer of Verizon’s Digital Services Inc. from 2009 to 2010. He graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa and with Departmental Honors with a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Tulane University.
Craig Denson - Interim CEO and COO
Craig Denson has been the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since August 2023 and the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since October 2020. He was the Chief Compliance Officer since November 2021 until August 2023, the Secretary from December 2021 until October 2022, and the Interim Chief Financial Officer from January 2021 until September 2021. Prior to its acquisition by the company in 2020, Mr. Denson was the President and CEO of PTGi International Carrier Services, Inc. since May 2012. Mr. Denson joined PTGi in 2009 as Vice President, responsible for the Wholesale and Pre-Paid Telecom divisions in North America. In May 2012. Mr. Denson was promoted to President and CEO of PTGi. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Denson was President and COO of Sigma Software Solutions from 2000 to 2010, an OSS and BSS software company providing billing and CRM software to the telecom industry globally. Prior to Sigma Software, Mr. Denson was Vice President and General Manager of ACS Canada, whereby he led the Telecom ASP software services division from 1996 to 2000. Mr. Denson started his career with PepsiCo in 1986, progressing through the organization and ending as National Sales Manager of two operating divisions before entering the telecom industry in 1999. Mr. Denson holds a business degree from Humber College, is a strategic planner and conceptual thinker, and excels at bringing clarity to complex issues by creating practical solutions to organizational challenges.
Leah Schweller - CFO
Leah Schweller has been the Chief Financial Officer of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since September 2021. From 2006 to 2021 Ms. Schweller held various finance positions at American Express (NYSE: AXP). Notably, her last position with American Express was from 2017 to 2021 as Vice President, where she led large global teams responsible for credit reserving, technical accounting, securitization, and overall financial integrity, and as the Chief Accounting Officer for an SEC filing subsidiary. Prior to American Express, Ms. Schweller worked at Deloitte & Touche, LLP in M&A Transaction Services from 2001 to 2006 and Audit from 1996 to 2001. Ms. Schweller received her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Accounting from The Ohio State University.
Mark LaNeve – President
Mark LaNeve has been Charge Enterprises, Inc.’s President since October 2021 and was the Chief Business Officer since June 2021. Mr. LaNeve served as Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Service U.S. & Canada of the Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) from January 2015 until January 2021. From August 2012 through January 2014, Mr. LaNeve served as Chief Operating Officer of Global Team Ford, an agency that serves as the marketing and advertising agency for the Ford Motor Company and the Ford and Lincoln brands on a global basis. Global Team Ford is part of the WPP Group (GBX: WPP), a multinational advertising and public relations company. Mr. LaNeve was previously with Allstate Insurance Corporation (NYSE: ALL) where he served as Senior Executive Vice President from January 2011 to February 2012 and Chief Marketing Officer from October 2009 to February 2012. Prior to joining Allstate, Mr. LaNeve was Vice President of Sales, Service and Marketing at General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM) from September 2004 to January 2009. Mr. LaNeve is involved with various organizations that assist people affected by autism and sits on the board of Eton Academy for different learners in Birmingham, Michigan. He also serves on the board of Angel’s Place, a non-profit organization that provides people-centered services, including homes and professional support for adults with developmental disabilities, as well as the Autism Alliance of Michigan, which provides various services and career placement for people on the autism spectrum. Since 2014, Mr. LaNeve has been a Director of Audacy, Inc. (NYSE: AUD), formerly Entercom Communications Corp., a multi-platform audio content and entertainment company, where he serves as a member of the compensation committee. Mr. LaNeve has a Bachelor’s of Arts in Marketing from the University of Virginia.
James Biehl – CLO, CCO and Secretary
James Biehl has been the Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Charge Enterprises, Inc. since October 2022, and the Chief Compliance Officer since August 2023. From 2018 and prior to joining Charge, Mr. Biehl served as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary of Tyme Technologies, Inc., a former public emerging biotechnology company, where he had previously been a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Biehl was a partner at the law firm of Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP in the Corporate and Securities Group from 1998 to 2018. As a corporate lawyer with over 30 years of experience representing public and private companies with structuring, negotiating, and managing sophisticated securities and corporate transactional matters, he has extensive experience with federal and state securities laws, public debt and equity financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate venture transactions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, emerging company formation and management, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Biehl's industry experience includes communications, media, pharma, healthcare, biotech, and the environment. Mr. Biehl earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Management, Economics, Cum Laude, from Carnegie Mellon University, and his Juris Doctor, Magnum Cum Laude, from Temple University School of Law.
Paolo “Paul” Fettuccia – President and CEO of ANS Advanced Network Services, LLC
Paolo (Paul) Fettuccia has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of ANS Advanced Network Services, LLC (ANS), a subsidiary of Charge Enterprises, Inc., since its acquisition in May 2021. Prior to the acquisition, Mr. Fettuccia had been the Vice President and General Manager of ANS since 2002. Mr. Fettuccia joined ANS in 1999 as Director of Engineering. Mr. Fettuccia has served as Secretary and, since December 2021, as President on the Board of the New York State Wireless Association. Mr. Fettuccia received his Bachelor of Science in Engineering from the Watson School of Engineering at Binghamton University, and his Master’s Degree in Telecommunications Network Management from Syracuse University.
Michael Wojtowicz – President and CEO of B W Electrical Services, LLC
Michael Wojtowicz has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of B W Electrical Services, LLC (BWES), a subsidiary of Charge Enterprises, Inc, since its acquisition in December 2021. Mr. Wojtowicz has held many senior level positions in the industrial construction industry before founding BWES in 2006. BWES has earned high profile projects including the New Jersey State House restoration, and various projects with Rutgers University and the New Jersey K-12 school system. Mr. Wojtowicz has a proven track record as an industry leader specializing in holistic, design-build electrical installations. Mr. Wojtowicz has a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University.
Paul Williams – President and CEO of Greenspeed Energy Solutions, LLC
Paul M. Williams founded Greenspeed Energy Solutions, LLC in December 2006, and has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Greenspeed since its inception. Prior to Greenspeed Energy, Williams co-founded The Wheatstone Energy Group, Inc., an energy services company, serving as the Company’s President and CEO since its formation in May 1992. Following the successful acquisition of Wheatstone Energy in December 2003 by Abrams Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABRI), Mr. Williams continued with the firm as President and CEO of The Wheatstone Energy Group, L.L.C., the newly formed subsidiary of Abrams, where he was elected as a corporate officer in 2004. During his successful 30-year career, he has become a recognized leader in the eMobility and energy segment. Mr. Williams has a Master of Business Administration from Georgia State University and a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Auburn University.
Marc Rosenwald – Corporate Controller
Marc Rosenwald joined the Charge team as Corporate Controller in November 2021. In this role, he is responsible for accounting and both internal and external financial statement reporting. Before joining Charge, Marc spent over thirty years at American Express where he held many senior-level positions in Finance including Controllership roles across multiple divisions, leading large global teams, where he was responsible for financial statement integrity. Marc has extensive experience in technical and operational accounting, financial planning and analysis, system implementations and staff management. Marc holds an MBA in Finance and Accounting from Columbia Business School and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and MIS from State University of New York at Albany.
Jamie Yung - HR Director
Jamie Yung joined the Charge team as HR Director after serving in the same capacity for PTGi International Carrier Services and is responsible for leading all human resources initiatives. Jamie’s comprehensive HR background is instrumental in advancing the organization’s mission and business goals. She is critical within the team as Charge continues to recruit top level management from the technology and financial sectors. Prior to PTGi, Jamie served as HR Director for HC2 Holdings, Incorporated.
Mark Buzzell - VP Dealer, OEM and Commercial Development of Charge Infrastructure
Mark Buzzell joined the Charge senior management team in August 2021. Prior to that, Mark was at Ford North America where he oversaw the largest fleet operations in the U.S. automotive industry. In addition to fleet operations, he also oversaw brand marketing responsibilities for all Ford commercial vehicles within the rental, commercial and government business segments. Mark also served as President and CEO of Ford Motor Company of Canada. His experience in fleet management and dealer operations allows him to understand the unique issues impacting the EV charging industry.
Matt Chee - Senior Vice President of Growth
Matt Chee has been Senior Vice President of Growth at Charge Enterprises since November 2023, responsible for inorganic and organic growth within the portfolio. From October 2020 to October 2023, he served as Vice President of M&A at Charge after serving in the same capacity for ICS Group Holdings where he executed a TMT focused, global M&A strategy while based in London. Prior to joining ICS, Matt was the Senior Vice President of Global Sales & Corporate Development at PTGi International Carrier Services. Earlier in his career he was a Co-Founder and Partner at Comtel Telcom Assets, LP which acquired Vartec Telecom at bankruptcy auction and rebranded it Excel Telecommunications. This deal provided Mr. Chee real-world transaction and operational experience in distressed assets and restructuring. Excel was later acquired by Denham Capital and Platinum Equity giving him valuable sell-side M&A perspective as a co-founder. His international background and broad skillset allow him to problem solve effectively in a variety of capacities and settings. Mr. Chee received his BBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin.
Brendan Durkin - President EVDepot, LLC
Brendan Durkin brings operational, logistical, and commercial real estate expertise to his role as President of EVDepot LLC. Brendan spent over half of a decade working in operations as well as logistics account management at Amazon in the AMZL (Amazon Logistics) division. Post-amazon, Brendan applied his skillset and exceptional work ethic and founded EVDepot LLC, a company that provides turn-key parking solutions for commercial fleet operators. As part of the Charge Enterprises family, his focus will be on the growth and electrification of strategically located depots to support the market demand around EV charging stations.