Electric Vehicle charging network provider ChargeNet has appointed Danusia Wypych (pronounced Dah-nu-sha Vih-pik) as its new chief executive.
Wypych served most recently as Head of New Ventures and Transformation Program Manager at Transpower New Zealand where she led the delivery of innovation programmes.
Prior to this she worked at Z Energy where she was the company’s first sustainability manager and later led a number of transformational projects over her eight years with the company.
ChargeNet board chair Terry Allen says Wypych brings unique dual experience from the electricity and liquid fuels sectors.
“We look forward to Danusia’s leadership as ChargeNet and the EV charging industry mature commercially. We are excited at the prospect of her driving the continued expansion of our network, building new customer-centric technologies, and increasing ChargeNet’s value proposition,” Allen says.
“As Aotearoa New Zealand progresses its transition towards electric mobility, it’s essential that there is a reliable, equitable, and accessible EV charging network that meets the needs of the community, and supports people easily in making the switch to EVs,” Wypych says.
“How we move is deeply connected to how we live. A strong transport network has better health outcomes for New Zealanders, better education outcomes, and better overall quality of life – it can drive prosperity and economic growth. For ChargeNet, our success is underpinned by how we can fit into our customers’ way of living and working,” she says.
Wypych holds a BSc in Chemistry and Technology, and an LLB specialising in environmental and international law from Victoria University of Wellington, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Marketing from Monash University. She lives in Wellington with her husband and three teenage children, and the family dog.
ChargeNet says Wypych will continue to be based in Wellington, in order to maintain proximity to key government stakeholders, and will regularly commute to Auckland. It says that all emissions created by her travel requirements will be offset.
