SUSTAINABLE energy company VivoPower International PLC has appointed former Nissan executive Chris Mallios as the fourth member of its advisory council.

VivoPower said Mr Mallios was a seasoned executive with nearly 30 years of experience in the automotive, technology, resources, utilities and infrastructure industries.

He held leadership positions including a member of the executive committee of Infiniti and was Infiniti’s managing director for Asia and Oceania.

He was also Infiniti’s director of business development in China and oversaw the joint venture of Nissan and the Dongfeng Motor Corporation to produce Infiniti vehicles for the world’s biggest automotive market.

He was also the CEO of services of investment and development company CFC Group that provides distribution, logistics and transport services, and was for almost a decade the Asia Pacific CFO for TE Connectivity, a global technology company whose solutions power, among other things, electric vehicles.

Based in Sydney, Mr Mallios is a CPA Australia Fellow and holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of New South Wales. He has further completed executive programs as a Graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and INSEAD’s global top executive leadership AVIRA Programme.

Executive chairman and CEO of VivoPower, Kevin Chin said he was very pleased to welcome Chris as another addition to the company’s world-class Advisory Council.

“Chris brings an uncommon blend of relevant experience to VivoPower, given his executive leadership roles in both the automotive and mining industries in Australia as well as Asia.”

VivoPower is an international battery technology, electric vehicle, solar and critical power services company whose core purpose is to deliver sustainable energy solutions to its customers.

It is a certified B Corporation and has operations in Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

By Neil Dowling