Brendan S. Jones Named President of Blink Charging and Added to the Company’s Board of Directors

      - The announcement furthers the Company’s acceleration as a leader in EV charging infrastructure globally

Miami Beach, FL, March 03, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Blink Charging Co. (Nasdaq: BLNK, BLNKW) (“Blink” or the “Company”), a leading owner, operator, and provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging equipment and services, today announced that Brendan S. Jones has been promoted to the role of President and has been added to Blink’s Board of Directors. Since Mr. Jones joined Blink in April 2020 as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer, he has successfully built the organization for future expansion.

Under Mr. Jones’ direction, Blink has restructured its existing operations while focusing on growing the team to meet future demand for EV charging infrastructure. During his tenure, the Company has grown from 42 employees to over 100 with an additional 20 plus planned as EV adoption and infrastructure demand accelerates.

Michael D. Farkas, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Blink, commented, "In the short time that Brendan has been with Blink, he has made a tremendous impact. He has streamlined our operations making them efficient and rapidly scalable. He has been instrumental in expanding our sales and marketing organization allowing us to aggressively pursue and contract new locations to deploy our chargers. With more than 30 years of corporate and executive experience at automotive, OEM, and EV charging companies, Brendan continues to make significant strategic and operational contributions to our Company. His leadership is demonstrated by the many partnerships and relationships both commercial and governmental that he has been responsible for securing in less than one year."

Blink's EV charging footprint is growing exponentially. In Brendan's new role as President, I'm confident he will continue to be an invaluable resource as we further accelerate our progress in deploying EV infrastructure worldwide."

Mr. Jones commented, “This is a pivotal time for Blink as we aggressively expand our EV charging footprint both domestically and internationally with a focus on deploying our owned and operated model with strategic partners like medical centers, hotels, cinema companies and multi-resident apartment and condominium buildings in highly trafficked areas. We are witnessing dramatic growth in the EV industry and seeing a great deal of interest in our products from a wide variety of potential partners. This is an exciting time to be part of Blink as we establish convenient, accessible EV charging infrastructure to support the increasing numbers of EV drivers on the road.”