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Volta Charging announced on Monday that its Board of Directors has made several leadership changes including the appointment of Vincent Cubbage as Interim Chief Executive Officer to “drive the Company’s next phase of growth and operational success,” Volta stated.
In addition, the EV charging network company named Stephen Pilatzke as Chief Accounting Officer, promoted Brandt Hastings to Chief Commercial Officer and Drew Lipsher Promoted to Chief Development Officer.
The company also revealed that its Board has formed a CEO Search Committee that “is actively engaged in a process to identify a permanent CEO”.
The Board added that will commence a search for a successor to Volta’s current Chief Financial Officer, Francois Chadwick, in the coming weeks. As disclosed on June 10, 2022, Chadwick will leave Volta on August 22, 2022, to pursue another professional opportunity.
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“Vince Cubbage brings to Volta over 25 years of experience and accomplishment as a private and public company CEO and as an investment banker. He served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, which completed its initial business combination with Volta in August 2021, at which time he joined the Volta Board.
He previously served as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tortoise Acquisition Corp. from the completion of its initial public offering in March 2019 to the completion of its initial business combination with Hyliion Inc. on October 1, 2020. Cubbage presently serves as the CEO and Chairman of the Board of TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III and since January 2019 has served as a Managing Director – Private Energy of Tortoise Capital Advisors, L.L.C. Cubbage has served as Co-Chair of the Volta Board since March 2022,” the company said.
With his new appointment, Cubbage will continue to serve as a member of the Volta Board, but he will not serve as Co-Chair during his tenure as Interim CEO. Earlier in his career, Cubbage served as Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arc Logistics GP LLC, the general partner of Arc Logistics Partners LP, formerly a publicly traded partnership engaged in the midstream energy business. He received an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management and a BA from Eastern Washington University.
Effective with Cubbage’s appointment, Kathy Savitt, a Director and previously Co-Chair of the Volta Board, has been named sole Chair of the Board. “We believe these appointments help the Company progress as it builds a world-class executive team with a record of delivering results, public company expertise and a focus on key stakeholder value,” Savitt said. “Both the Board and Volta’s executive leadership are committed to and energized by Volta’s growing industry leadership and the significant EV charging market opportunity ahead.”
Cubbage said, “The Board and Executive Team are excited about the growth potential of Volta’s multi-dimensional model and the significant opportunities ahead. I look forward to working alongside Brandt, Drew and our other talented teammates at Volta to continue to drive accelerated global momentum, operational excellence, strong customer focus, expansion in our strategic partnerships, and an exceptional workplace culture.”
Stephen Pilatzke joins Volta as its first-ever Chief Accounting Officer, bringing extensive leadership experience in accounting, business finance and public company financial reporting. He has held positions in a wide range of public and private companies in the energy sector, most recently serving as Chief Accounting Officer of Falcon Minerals Corporation. Additionally, Pilatzke served as Chief Accounting Officer of Lightfoot Capital Partners GP, LLC, and of Arc Logistics Partners GP, LLC, the General Partner of Arc Logistics Partners LP, a former publicly traded company. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Paramount BioSciences LLC, a venture capital firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector. Pilatzke also has worked as an auditor at EisnerAmper LLP, formerly Eisner LLP, an accounting and advisory firm. He is a Certified Public Accountant and received a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University.
As Chief Commercial Officer, Brandt Hastings will resume full-time focus on growing Volta’s revenue and leading Volta’s monetization of its proven media platform as well as accelerating the conversion of new commercial partnerships and revenue streams. He will continue to oversee Volta’s advertising and charging solutions businesses. This promotion reflects the Board’s deep confidence in Hastings’ leadership and expertise at Volta as well as over the past 20 years in media leadership roles at iHeartMedia and Clear Channel. He has a BA from Gettysburg College.
Drew Lipsher has been a leader at Volta for approximately six years, serving as Chief Strategy Officer since July 2016. In his new role as Chief Development Officer, he will bring skills honed from more than 20 years of senior leadership in the media industry to focus on corporate development, corporate partnerships and new future revenue opportunities. Prior to Volta, Lipsher served as the Chief Revenue Officer at GLAMSQUAD and previously held senior leadership roles at Korn Ferry, Clear Channel, Greycroft, Interscope Geffen A&M Records, News Corp., BMG and Warner Music. He has a BA from Yale University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
Volta also announced that the Board has appointed Steven Schnitzer as Interim General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, succeeding Jim DeGraw, who recently departed the Company. Schnitzer brings over 30 years of experience in corporate law, including more than eight years as general counsel of publicly listed companies.
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