The Commercial Vehicle Show 2027 Exhibitor List

John Bentley is UK Managing Director of PLP part of the broader international company. He is a career Engineer who has worked in Automotive, Oil and Gas and Power transmission for the last 30 years with three industrial groups. John is a Chartered Engineer and uses that background to apply focus and problems solving to a wide range of business and design process having patented at least three inventions along the way.  As well as working on sustainable / EV transport solutions much of Johns work is on the broader energy transition and work to enable the grid transformation away from carbon fuels to wind and renewables.

Voltloader is a company pioneering electric Heavy Goods Vehicle (HGV) transport and charging services, with a focus on supporting the decarbonisation of food and agricultural supply chains. With a career spanning energy, commodity supply chains, and agritech, Dave has worked at the forefront of process and technology transformation.  In 2001, Dave was one of the initial team at Baringa Partners – now a £300m management consultancy. During his time at Baringa, Dave was focussed on the UK and European electricity markets and he later grew the commodity supply chain sector, mostly advising on process and technological transformation. In 2018, Dave took on the COO role at Hectare Agritech, a growth business focusing on digitising farming marketplaces. Through his experiences, Dave built significant exposure to the physical UK agricultural markets and a deep fascination for the challenges and opportunities in decarbonising road transport.

Karl has 24 years’ experience in the New Zealand buildings sector and is currently the buildings market lead for Mott MacDonald New Zealand, overseeing the structures, facades, services and sciences teams. Karl also preforms the role of technical excellence lead, responsible for driving...

Kevin has spent nearly 20 years working with some of the UK’s largest fleets, specialising in hardware and software technologies that enhance vehicle safety, security, and efficiency. An early EV adopter, he is deeply involved in fleet electrification and decarbonisation. Kevin is the Commercial Director at The Vehicle Group, a British manufacturer of vehicle‑based technology supporting OEMs and fleet operators across all sectors. He continues to champion advanced solutions for commercial vehicles, most recently leading the rollout of TVG’s flagship product, Ecolimit, which helps improve electric vehicle range and reduce unnecessary downtime.

Over 30 years&rsquo; experience in the Motor Industry<br /> Started as an apprentice in Vehicle Body Repair in 1994<br /> Qualified in 1997 and spent 5 years working as a skilled technician in the accident repair sector<br /> Moved into a Trainer/Assessor role in 2002 to teach and assess Accident Repair apprentices<br /> In 2003, working for independent training providers, spent the next 14 years at the Toyota &amp; Lexus Academy. Initially teaching and assessing their apprentices but progressed through various roles to ultimately manage the whole apprenticeship programmes, technical training programmes and was site responsible at their National Academy at the Toyota Manufacturing Facility in Burnaston, Derbyshire<br /> Joined the IMI in 2017 as their Business Development Team Manager and currently work with a team of Key Account Managers to take IMI products and services to market

<p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">As VP of Operations Strategy and Expansion at HIVED, Isabel is responsible for the strategic development and rollout of HIVED&rsquo;s fully electric delivery network as it scales into new regions. Her role spans network design, operational performance, and market expansion, ensuring growth is delivered efficiently without compromising on reliability or service.</p> <p>Passionate about innovation in the logistics industry,&nbsp;Isabel&nbsp;was previously head of operations for multiple beverage brands. She also previously worked on strategic supply chain projects at Gousto and Unilever, and has a degree from the University of Cambridge in Biochemistry.</p>

Kasia&nbsp;Chodurek has almost a decade of experience solving complex problems with B2B customers across investment and infrastructure. Prior to Aegis, Kasia spent six years at BlackRock in the Institutional Client Business, including two years as Business Sustainability Lead, and later served as Head of Distribution at FarmWorks, a high-growth agriculture scale-up in East Africa. She joined Aegis Energy more than two years ago and leads the business development function.

<p data-olk-copy-source="MessageBody">Dr Isabella Panovic is a Programme Manager at Innovate UK, managing the delivery of the UK Government&rsquo;s &pound;200m Zero Emission HGV &amp; Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme. The programme is the UK&rsquo;s key intervention towards decarbonising heavy duty road freight, aiming to increase HGV operator confidence and government understanding of various zero emission HGV technologies and their infrastructure requirements.</p> <p>Prior to joining the Land &amp; Maritime Transport team at Innovate UK, Isabella has worked in R&amp;D policy for several years to support development of other net zero technologies, such as offshore renewables and decarbonising heating and cooling. Isabella also completed a PhD at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, focussing on biorefineries and the chemistry of biomass.</p>

Holger Karn is Senior IT Director and Head of Development &amp; Operations for Fleet and Compliance Solutions at Aumovio, the new name of the business following its recent spin‑off from Continental. He has over 20 years&rsquo; experience in building digital&nbsp;services&nbsp;and solutions across Europe, North America and beyond. Today, he leads international teams delivering VDO fleet, tolling, and compliance services that help fleet managers and transport operators run safer, more efficient, and fully compliant operations.

<p>Scott Johnstone is a highly experienced Technical Operations Director with over a decade of expertise in technical leadership, operational delivery, and digital transformation within the EV charging sector. He specialises in aligning technology, systems, and services to meet the rapidly evolving demands of EV network operations.</p> <p>In his role at Amplify EV, Scott leads the development and execution of the company&rsquo;s technology roadmap, ensuring scalable, future-ready solutions that deliver efficient, reliable network performance. He oversees the implementation of advanced digital tools, including real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and field service automation, driving operational efficiency and service excellence.</p>

<p>Since 2005 Nick has led some familiar fleet businesses including&nbsp;Samworth Brothers&nbsp;as MD, and&nbsp;Fowler Welch&nbsp;and&nbsp;Gist&nbsp;as CEO.&nbsp; In each of these roles Nick has taken a keen interest in fleet and supported early adoption of technologies that reduce carbon impact.</p> <p>In 2025 Nick took on his latest Non-Exec role with&nbsp;Wattstor, advising on the deployment of their electricity solutions to the logistics and food sectors including&nbsp;Price Protect.&nbsp;&nbsp;Price Protect&nbsp;delivers supply resilience, supports variable demand requirements whilst giving cost savings and price certainty in the long term.</p>

Nico Wägerle is the Co-founder and CEO of Certivity an AI compliance platform built for the engineering world. With a legal background and a strong will to innovated, Nico saw early how broken compliance processes were in the product world: slow, manual, and completely unfit for fast-moving product teams. He launched Certivity to flip that script turning dense regulatory documents into structured, actionable data across entire product lifecycles. Today, Certivity is trusted by some of the most demanding automotive and industry players, with a product that’s years ahead of what legacy tools even attempt. Nico blends legal insight, product thinking, and startup relentlessness and he’s scaling Certivity to become the category-defining company for technical compliance.

22 years at Logistics UK. A passion for engagement, partnerships and the people that make this industry move. Al brings exactly the kind of insight this session is built around.