ChargePoint Leadership

ChargePoint was founded in 2007 by a group of entrepreneurs who anticipated the EV revolution. With extensive experience in technology and design from leading global companies, ChargePoint’s team is building the smart network that keeps the EV industry moving forwards.

Rick Wilmer, Chief Customer and Operations Officer
Rick Wilmer
President and Chief Executive Officer

Rick Wilmer is President and Chief Executive Officer at ChargePoint, and a member of the Board of Directors. He previously served as ChargePoint’s Chief Operating Officer from July of 2022 until November of 2023, in which he was responsible for Product Management, Development, Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain, as well as Customer Experience. He brings business and financial acumen to ChargePoint from prior leadership roles in a career that spans more than 30 years, including the position of CEO at Pliant Technology, Leyden Energy, Mojo Networks and Chowbotics. Rick holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of California, Berkeley.

André ten Bloemendal, ChargePoint Vice President Sales Europe
André ten Bloemendal
Senior Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships

André ten Bloemendal is the Senior Vice President of Strategy and Partnerships for ChargePoint. André has several decades of executive experience with a variety of notable companies in the energy and technology spaces, including New Motion where he served as Chief Commercial Officer, Lightning Europe, Fedet, and LedNed B.V. At ChargePoint, he shapes the company’s value creation strategy and leads strategic partnerships. André holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Twente.

Rebecca Chavez, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Rebecca Chavez
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Rebecca Chavez has served as ChargePoint’s Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary since February 2024. Previously she served as the General Counsel and Corporate Secretary from February 2021 to February 2024. Prior to ChargePoint, Rebecca served in various legal leadership roles at Palo Alto Networks, Inc., a global cybersecurity company, including serving as the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Corporate, Securities and &M.A., from November 2018 to February 2021, Associate General Counsel and Senior Director, Corporate and Securities, from November 2016 to November 2018 and Director, Corporate and Securities, from August 2015 to November 2016. Prior to joining Palo Alto Networks, Inc., she served as Associate General Counsel, Finance & Governance at Levi Strauss & Co., an American clothing company, from April 2013 to July 2015. Rebecca began her legal career working at Morrison & Foerster LLP followed by Sidley Austin LLP. Rebecca holds a B.A. in Latin American Studies and M.A. in Education from Stanford University and a J.D. from the University of California, Davis School of Law.

Ash Chowdappa, Chief Development Officer, Software
Ash Chowdappa
Chief Development Officer, Software
Ash Chowdappa is the Chief Development Officer for Software, leading the Software team across all regions, products and segments. Chowdappa is a seasoned technology veteran who has held customer and field-facing business leadership roles for nearly 25 years. He has a proven track record of formulating product strategy from inception to launch. He most recently served as Senior Vice President of Software at HPE Aruba Networks for the Cloud, Security and Network Infrastructure portfolio, where he led R&D. He holds an MBA from Pepperdine Graziadio Business School.
Hossein Kazemi - Chief Technical Officer, Hardware
Hossein Kazemi
Chief Technical Officer, Hardware

Hossein Kazemi has more than 25 years of experience in the energy industry. Throughout his career, he has led the design, development, compliance and manufacture of high-power, high-voltage electronics equipment for diverse energy applications. Prior to joining ChargePoint in 2019, Hossein led the design, development and manufacture of BMS, DC to DC converter and software for the Primus Power flow battery technology. Hossein previously held leadership positions at Schneider Electric and GreenVolts. He graduated from Shahid Beheshti University with a degree in electrical engineering.

Mansi Khetani, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Mansi Khetani
Chief Financial Officer

Mansi Khetani is the Chief Financial Officer at ChargePoint, where she has led ChargePoint’s Financial Planning and Analysis efforts for more than five years. Mansi has extensive experience spanning financial planning, corporate development, M&A and investment banking. Prior to joining ChargePoint, she served as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis for both Gainsight and Rocket Fuel, and prior to that she held senior positions at leading investment banks including Piper Jaffray and Merrill Lynch. Mansi received her M.B.A. with a specialisation in Financial Management from S. P. Jain Institute of Management and Research, and is a chartered accountant. Mansi has a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Economics from the University of Mumbai.

JD Singh - Chief Customer Experience Officer
Jagdeep Singh
Chief Customer Experience Officer

Jagdeep Singh. Mr. Singh has served as the Company’s Chief Customer Experience Officer since March 2024. From October 2022 to February 2024, he served as the Company’s Senior Vice President Customer Services. Prior to joining ChargePoint, Mr. Singh served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Customer Services at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, a global information technology company, from May 2015 to October 2022 where he oversaw Global Support, Professional Services, Managed Services, and Customer Success. Mr. Singh received a Masters in Business Administration from Santa Clara University and a Master of Science in Computer Science and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from California State University, Chico.

Sherice Torres, Chief Marketing Officer
Sherice Torres
Chief Marketing Officer

Sherice Torres is the Chief Marketing Officer at ChargePoint, where she oversees all marketing and communication activities. Before joining ChargePoint in August 2023, Sherice served as Chief Marketing Officer at Circle, a global financial technology firm, and as Chief Marketing Officer at Novi, the financial services division of Facebook. She previously served in senior marketing roles at Google, including Google Pay and Google.org, after more than a decade of leadership experience at Nickelodeon. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and earned her MBA at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

David Vice, Chief Revenue Officer
David Vice
Chief Revenue Officer

Mr. Vice has served as the Company’s Chief Revenue Officer since September 2024. Mr. Vice has more than thirty years of sales and marketing experience delivering global business and sales solutions. Prior to joining ChargePoint, Mr. Vice served as Chief Revenue Officer, at NTT Data Services, a global innovator of IT and business services, from February 2020 until April 2024 and as President, Commercial Industries, at NTT Data Services from May 2018 until February 2020. Prior to NTT Data Services, Mr. Vice served as the Chief Revenue Officer of Omnitracs, LLC, a provider of fleet management software solutions, from July 2014 until April 2018. Mr. Vice received a Bachelor of Arts in marketing from Texas Tech University.