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CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K
Blink Charging Co. (the “Company”)
September 14, 2023
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Resignation of Chief Operating Officer
On September 14, 2023, the Company was notified of the amicable departure of Mark Pastrone, the Company’s Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Pastrone will serve as an advisor to the Company for the remainder of his employment through October 5, 2023. Mr. Pastrone has chosen to leave the Company to pursue personal interests and new opportunities, by providing a notice of his resignation to the Company on September 14, 2023. There was no disagreement or dispute with the Company concerning Mr. Pastrone’s resignation.
Appointment of New Chief Operating Officer
On September 15, 2023, Michael C. Battaglia, the Company’s current Chief Revenue Officer, was appointed by the Company’s Board of Directors as the new Chief Operating Officer of the Company, effective September 15, 2023.
Michael C. Battaglia, age 52, joined the Company in July 2020 as the Vice President of Sales. In January 2021, Mr. Battaglia was promoted to Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development of the Company. In December 2022, Mr. Battaglia was again promoted to Chief Revenue Officer of the Company. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Battaglia served in various management positions for J.D. Power & Associates from March 2006 to July 2020, assisting dealerships and automotive OEMs improve operations by utilizing data-driven insights and conducting comprehensive analyses. Mr. Battaglia is an automotive and EV charging veteran with more than 25 years of experience in the industry and has expertise in building high performing sales and operations teams. Throughout his time with the Company, Mr. Battaglia has worked closely with the operations teams to streamline systems and processes related to order processing and fulfillment, customer support structures, and new product procurement, which has led to increases in the Company’s operational efficiency. Mr. Battaglia led the effort to implement Salesforce CRM, tying together field service and accounting functions globally for the Company. Additionally, Mr. Battaglia has led the Company’s sales and business development efforts for over three years, resulting in record-high sales and revenue each of the last three years. Mr. Battaglia received a B.S. degree in finance from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.
During the last two years, other than customary arrangements in connection with serving as the Chief Revenue Officer and previously the Vice President of Sales and Senior Vice President of Sales and Business Development of the Company, there have been no transactions or proposed transactions by the Company in which Mr. Battaglia has had or is to have a direct or indirect material interest, and there are no family relationships between Mr. Battaglia and any of the Company’s other executive officers and directors.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is filed as part of this current report.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| BLINK CHARGING CO. | ||
| Dated: September 15, 2023 | By: | /s/ Brendan S. Jones |
| Name: | Brendan S. Jones | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |