Axel Harries

Vice President Product Management and Sales Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars, Mercedes-Benz AG

Mr. Harries has served as a member of ChargePoint’s Board since October 2016. Mr. Harries has served as Vice President of Product Management and Sales for Mercedes-Benz AG, an automotive manufacturing and supply company, since June 2017. Prior to this, from June 1993 to June 2017, Mr. Harries held several roles at Daimler AG, including leading the Connected, Autonomous, Shared & Services and Electric Drive unit, which is responsible for all-electric vehicle architecture from July 2016 to June 2017 and Quality Management of Mercedes-Benz Cars from July 2014 until July 2016 and Head of the G-Wagon Business Unit at Mercedes-Benz Cars from July 2008 until June 2014. Mr. Harries studied product engineering with finance and management accounting at Furtwangen University, Germany. ChargePoint believes Mr. Harries is qualified to serve as a member of the ChargePoint Board based on his extensive management experience in the automotive industry and knowledge of Europe’s auto charging market.