The acquisition additionally consists of the shoppers and infrastructure of Mer’s Norwegian housing co-operatives. “The transition of buyer relationships from Mer to Wattif is being dealt with easily,” states Sheridan Jørgensen, CEO of Mer Norway. “We’ve had a productive and collaborative dialogue with Mer to make sure a seamless transition for patrons,” added Celine Troye Hopsdal, Managing Director of Wattif Norway.
With 35,000 charging factors in six nations, Wattif says it’s already one of many largest operators of charging stations for housing cooperatives in Europe. Nonetheless, the corporate goals to develop, planning to put in 100 charging stations at 20 motels below the Steigenberger Inns & Resorts and Intercity Lodge manufacturers in Germany and Austria, for instance. Wattif can also be planning to equip 20 B&B Inns with charging services.
The Statkraft subsidiary needs to deal with “public quick charging and the enterprise market.” “We in Mer consider our prospects in housing cooperatives might be higher served by an organization specialising on this particular section. The time has come to permit this a part of our enterprise to develop below new possession,” says Nicholai Sheridan Jørgensen, CEO of Mer Norway.
Shortly after saying the acquisition of Mer’s enterprise, Wattif made one other announcement. After a number of years, co-founder Robert Svendsen has determined to step down from the administration of the corporate and finalise the succession course of that was initiated a while in the past. Andreas Strand took over the place of CEO from Svendsen on 1 September 2024. Strand might be supported by Thomas Lindberg, CFO of Wattif.
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