Wisdom (Fujian) Motor Company Limited (“Wisdom”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Frederik Gollob as Senior Global Advisor at Wisdom with effect from 1 November 2022.
Frederik is a senior automotive expert with an experience of 20 years in the industry. He has spent most of his career with Mercedes-Benz in various leadership positions, lived in China for over 10 years, and accumulated an extensive amount of knowledge of doing business in China. In 2018, he was appointed President & CEO of Mercedes-Benz Hong Kong.
Since November 2020, Frederik supported a major auto dealer group to successfully build up a new business model around selling and servicing electric vehicles in China.
Besides, he co-founded the consulting company [hil-top] advisory HK Ltd. The company focuses on Marketing Strategy, Analytics, and Distribution topics for Europe and Greater China.
From January 2020 to October 2022, he was the Chairman of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. In his role, he helped to revitalize the chamber and positioned it as a strong, effective lobbying platform for European companies.
Su Liqian, General Manager of Wisdom, said, “I am delighted to welcome Frederik onboard. His exceptional track record and industry expertise in the automotive industry will be invaluable for the global development of Wisdom Motor. I am confident that our group will continue to evolve and develop into a truly global business with Frederik’s arrival.”
Frederik Gollob, Senior Global Advisor, said, “Wisdom has built an outstanding reputation as a promising zero-emission commercial vehicle designer and manufacturer in the automotive industry, working with some of the world’s most dynamic partners, companies, and investors. I am thrilled to be joining the team at a time when that success is translating into the next stage of growth and expansion and look forward to working with the entire Wisdom team to add further breadth and depth to the group and contributing to Wisdom’s success overall.”
About Wisdom (Fujian) Motor Company Limited
Founded in China in 2019, Wisdom (Fujian) Motor Company Limited (“Wisdom”) is a technology company that designs and manufactures zero-emission commercial vehicles. With a vision of becoming a global role model for zero-emission smart commercial vehicles, Wisdom focuses on exporting high-end products across the world, having sold and delivered eight types of products in more than 230 vehicles to 13 regions in the three years since inception.
In May 2022, Wisdom successfully closed its Series A round led by Templewater and Ballard Power Systems with Templewater becoming the majority shareholder of Wisdom.
For more information, please visit www.wisdommotor.com
About Templewater Group
Templewater Group (“Templewater”) is an alternative asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong, founded by Cliff Zhang and the Investec Group in 2018 as a spin-off of Investec Group’s Principal Investments Division in Asia, continuing the heritage and investment track record of the Investec Group.
Templewater is a solution-based and trusted partner to institutions, entrepreneurs, and family offices, investing in proprietary deals alongside them. Templewater invests across the alternative asset classes in private equity, growth equity and real estate.
To learn more about Templewater, please visit www.templewater.com
About Ballard Power Systems Inc.
Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP; TSX: BLDP) vision is to deliver fuel cell power for a sustainable planet. Ballard zero-emission PEM fuel cells are enabling the electrification of mobility, including buses, commercial trucks, trains, marine vessels, and stationary power.
To learn more about Ballard, please visit www.ballard.com
