The American solution provider of next-generation energy infrastructure continues to scale operations to meet record demand through expansion of its team, products, and services across North America.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Lynkwell, a leading energy infrastructure provider, capitalizes on the exponential demand of 2024 and accelerates growth into 2025 by expanding both its go-to-market leadership team and comprehensive platform of solutions.
Despite a measure of industry volatility in 2024, charging infrastructure momentum continued to be strong. The economics of operating charging stations are becoming more compelling and attracting additional investments into the space, driven by EV sales rising 7.3 percent year-over-year from 2023 to 2024 and DCFC hubs achieving utilization rate targets.
Lynkwell capitalized on this surge in demand as the EV charging market matured past simply installing chargers to focus on long-term resilient solutions built in the United States. With its manufacturing and software development teams both located in the U.S., Lynkwell finds itself ideally positioned for a landscape that prioritizes American products and addressing concerns over outsourced software operations required for critical EV charging and battery management.
Some key areas of success in 2024 include:
- Rebranding and relaunching multiple entities under the unified Lynkwell brand, further enhancing its longstanding position of combined vertical and horizontal integration
- Lynkwell’s ViaLynk ™ network moving up in ranking to the third-largest public charging network in the Northeast and the eighth-largest in the United States, with deployments in more than 40 states, territories and Canada
- Making the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for the third consecutive year
- Tripling year-over-year sales growth, including supporting several national fleets, over 500 DC fast chargers, thousands of level 2 chargers, and multiple sites with battery energy storage and local generation
- Launching the latest version of Lynkwell’s Buy America Build America-compliant XLynk™ level 2 charger, the first and only commercial EV charger with a lifetime warranty
- One of the first US companies to achieve OCPP 2.0.1 certification, along with the successful deployment of security certificate-based Plug and Charge technology
- Enabling and supporting dozens of charging networks across the U.S., spanning from Florida to Alaska, that operate under their own brand utilizing the Lynkwell platform
Building upon the market validation of 2024, Lynkwell continues investment to drive sustained growth. This includes several product innovations across hardware, software, service, and support in addition to strategic hiring. Expansion is planned across all teams, with a focus on delivering industry-leading customer and partner support, beginning with key additions highlighted within this release. A full list of Lynkwell’s open roles can be found here.
Andy Brown hired as Vice President of Product Management
Andy Brown joins as vice president of product management to lead the strategic direction of Lynkwell’s current portfolio of hardware, software, service, and support offerings, its product innovation roadmap, as well as the integration and expansion of the Lynkwell X-Change™ offering ecosystem. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical and electronics engineering from Bradley University, a Master of Science in technology management from Georgetown University and is pursuing ongoing coursework toward a doctorate in technology from Purdue University. Brown brings comprehensive construction, electric vehicles, and advanced technology experience to Lynkwell through previous product leadership roles at Caterpillar, Volvo, and Morton Buildings.
Natalie Weimer hired as Director of Marketing
Natalie Weimer joins as director of marketing, leading demand generation and brand efforts for all Lynkwell products and services. With more than thirty years of marketing experience within the automotive and electrification industries and a Bachelor of Arts in business administration from the University of Michigan, Weimer is a seasoned performance marketing professional. She has held previous marketing roles at Ford, Chrysler, General Motors, XLFleet, and several other companies within the larger electrification industry.
David Tagliaferro hired as Director of Sales
David Tagliaferro joins as director of sales, leading the business development strategy for Lynkwell’s full turnkey EV charging offering. Tagliaferro has held several go-to-market leadership positions at high-growth clean technology companies, most recently serving as chief business development officer at Kasselman Solar. In this role, he led internal, external, field sales and marketing efforts to deliver consistent year-over-year double digit growth during his tenure.
“2024 left no doubt that Lynkwell is an established market leader within the EV charging industry,” commented Kelly Owen Grover, chief marketing officer at Lynkwell. “Ultimately, charging site hosts and EV drivers want a great experience. In an industry that requires the coordination of multiple dynamic activities, a great experience hinges on having a trusted partner who is accountable for translating those activities into a resilient solution. Lynkwell’s unique ability to act as a single source of accountability for its customers while providing access to the most comprehensive suite of world-class products and services is the greatest factor driving our continued success.”
ABOUT LYNKWELL:
Lynkwell is a leading energy infrastructure development company focused on connecting renewable generation, battery storage, utilities, and microgrids with next-generation fueling technologies via its Lynkwell X-Change™ platform. Ranked as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States for the last three years, Lynkwell’s leadership is bolstered by its top 10 nationwide cloud-based EV charging software platform which hosts dozens of EV charging networks and manages 10,000 assets. With a curated catalog of more than 500 products from leading global OEMs plus its own XLynk™ charger, Lynkwell’s unique combination of full deployment solutions and energy integrations gives all clean energy stakeholders the power to thrive. Since 2016, the company has been instrumental in establishing private and public charging solutions and supporting infrastructure to empower America’s growing clean energy revolution.
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Mallory Insyxiengmay, content manager, Lynkwell
mallory@lynkwell.com
(518) 691-3119
