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Vince Cubbage brings to Volta over 25 years of experience and accomplishment as a private and public company CEO and as an investment banker. He served as Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Tortoise Acquisition Corp. II, which completed its initial business combination with Volta in August 2021, at which time he joined the Volta Board. He brings deep operating acumen as well, having previously served in many executive leadership roles: he continues to serve as Chairman and CEO of TortoiseEcofin Acquisition Corp. III as well as previously having served as Chairman and CEO of two other NYSE listed companies. He received an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management and a BA from Eastern Washington University.

Brandt Hastings is a revenue executive with two decades of experience building innovative business models and driving transformational growth for global companies such as iHeartMedia and Clear Channel Communications. Brandt leads Volta’s advertising and charging solutions businesses to deliver measurable impact to top international brands, agency partners, commercial properties, and retail locations. Brandt has led Volta’s strong revenue growth and expanded the company’s site partner relationships significantly since joining the company in 2020.

Drew has 20 plus years as a media and digital media operator and investor. He was the former CRO at GLAMSQUAD and previously held senior leadership roles at Korn Ferry, Clear Channel, Greycroft, Intercope Geffen A&M Records, News Corp., BMG and Warner Music. Drew recently ended his term as the Chairman of the Board of the Becket Chimney Corners YMCA and Berkshire Outdoor Center, one of the oldest independent YMCA organizations in the country. Drew lives in New York City with his wife and two boys, loves the ocean, skiing, music, reading and cooking. He is anxiously awaiting an electric vehicle charging station in his city garage, so he can get a new Tesla Model S. In the meantime, he happily drives around in his Jeep Wrangler with no doors or top!

Francois comes to Volta with more than 25 years of experience as a senior finance professional working in areas such as IPO finance and readiness, tax, compliance, accounting, strategy, business operations, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning and process design - with a particular focus on growth stage strategies. During his time at Uber, Francois was part of the team that scaled the company globally, orchestrating the launch of Uber in more than 100 countries and guiding its global growth plans. He helped to build Uber as it went through both the IPO and post-IPO process. Under his leadership, Francois built and coordinated a team of 200+ global professionals. He also served as a Board Member of Uber International CV.

Drew is the Executive Vice President of Network Operations at Volta Charging. In his role, he leads infrastructure development, supply chain, field operations, and customer support teams responsible for the continued growth and quality of the company’s EV charging network. With almost a decade of experience in EV infrastructure, Drew has held senior leadership positions at a variety of high-growth EV, clean energy, and climate-related companies. Prior to Volta, Drew served as the Head of Global Charging Infrastructure at Tesla, where he managed Tesla’s Supercharger, Home Charging, and Destination Charging businesses across 40+ countries. Drew holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.

With decades of extensive technology experience and in high-growth, capital-intensive markets, Michelle Kley joins Volta as Chief Legal Officer. Recently, Michelle served as Virgin Galactic’s Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary where she led all legal and compliance matters for the first publicly traded commercial human spaceflight company. She covered NYSE and SEC regulatory compliance, corporate governance, intellectual property, labor and employment matters, and litigation among a score of other high-level matters. Prior to that, Michelle was Senior Vice President, Chief Legal and Compliance Officer and Secretary of space technology company Maxar Technology Inc. After receiving her J.D. degree from the University of California Berkeley Law School and B.A. in Psychology from Sonoma State University, Michelle worked as an associate for law firms Morrison & Foerster LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Stephen Pilatzke brings extensive leadership experience in accounting, business finance, and public company financial reporting. He has held positions in a wide range of public and private companies in the energy sector, most recently serving as Chief Accounting Officer of Falcon Minerals Corporation. Prior to that, Pilatzke served as Chief Accounting Officer for Lightfoot Capital Partners GP, LLC and for Arc Logistics Partners GP, LLC. He has also served as Chief Financial Officer and Controller of Paramount BioSciences LLC, a venture capital firm specializing in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector. Pilatzke also has worked as an auditor at EisnerAmper LLP, formerly Eisner LLP, an accounting and advisory firm. He is a Certified Public Accountant and received a BS in Accounting from Binghamton University.

Yifan leads Volta’s engineering, product, and technical program management teams to create a reliable driver experience grounded in solid engineering fundamentals and a seamless product design. With more than 25 years of technical experience in power electronics, electric power systems, electric vehicles, battery technology, artificial intelligence, and control systems, Yifan is the inventor or co-inventor of 99 US patents, in addition to numerous pending patents and international patents. Prior to Volta, Yifan served as Chief Technology Officer and board member at SERES EV, a next-generation intelligent, autonomous EV company. He is also the co-founder of TeraWatt Technology, a company developing and manufacturing ultra-high energy density batteries. Previously, he served as President of SF Motors Japan and held various positions at Meta (formerly Facebook), Lucid Motors, and Tesla Motors.