Petar Georgiev, Head of Strategy and Partnerships at AMPECO, is this year’s winner of the “EV Under 30 Star” award. He received the award at the annual awards ceremony on 19th October in Bristol, UK, during the EV World Congress.
Petar finished first in the category “EV Under 30 Star” in a tight racer with George Hunt from Downtown Electrical and Isabel James from Connected Kerb.
The “EV Under 30 Star” award
The awards aim to promote and showcase excellence in the approach to e-mobility of companies and individuals. The Under 30 award recognizes a track record of achievements, entrepreneurship, and influence to date and the contribution to the overall betterment of the sector.
Head of Strategy and Partnerships at AMPECO
Petar Georgiev is an internationally recognised e-mobility professional focused on smart cloud-based solutions for electric vehicle charging. Only aged 28, Petar is now leading the Strategy & Partnerships work at AMPECO. He assumed the position in June 2021 following a multi-year stint as the EU E-mobility Lead at Eurelectric, the European trade body of the utility industry.
In his current role, Petar has shown excellent capability in forging industry-wide alliances and partnerships. This has already contributed to AMPECO’s continuous emergence as a market leader in its sector.
Following his addition to the team, Petar has successfully integrated AMPECO in sectoral organisations locally and globally. At AMPECO, he is responsible for the strategic positioning and growth of the organisation internationally vis-a-vis third parties. Through Petar’s efforts, AMPECO now actively contributes to the development of open standards for EV charging in the context of international organisations such as the Open Charge Alliance and the EV Roaming Foundation. Another great example was his leadership to position AMPECO as the first Bulgaria-based company in the SME Climate Hub. He is also responsible for AMPECO’s sustainability efforts.
Before joining AMPECO
Before joining AMPECO Petar has actively shaped Europe’s clean transportation policy as the industry E-mobility Lead at Eurelectric, the utility sector’s trade body at the EU level. He has contributed to the finalisation of the EU Mobility Package and the formation of the EU Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy with the active promotion for electric vehicle and charging infrastructure. By harnessing industry intelligence, Petar has actively spearheaded the progressive electrification agenda in Europe and created numerous industry alliances. His other experience is as a technical mobility advisor in the internationally-recognised NGO Transport & Environment and during the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Petar has actively contributed to the finalisation of EU legislation related to electric vehicles and charging infrastructure, either in the context of direct interest representation or within specialised EU-level task forces. He has also contributed to major international analysis as a co-author.
