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Meet the Board

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The board of directors oversees OCA’s strategic direction, legal responsibilities, and the implementation of the annual plan. The OCA board consists of five members and one special advisor. All board members have signed the OCA Board Pledge. Bringing diverse experience and perspectives, the board members help to guide OCA’s priorities and ensure accountability, transparency, and long-term sustainability. The board meets once a month.

 

 

Chairman Onoph Caron

Onoph Caron is an experienced expert in the energy sector as he is working in this line of business for over two decades. He started at the grid operator Alliander. Now he is the director of ElaadNL. Next to his work at ElaadNL, Onoph is chairman of the Board of the Open Charge Alliance.

Board member Sunil Daryanani

Sunil Daryanani has been active in the EV industry since 2021 as Vice President of Product Management. Initially for Greenlots, and since 2022 for Shell Recharge.
Sunil joined the OCA board during the spring of 2024.

Board member Peter Veale

Peter Veale is working at ESB for over 15 years where he has been driving technological innovation & change.

Board member Kor Meelker

Kor has a professional career spanning decades of innovative companies and organizations. Currently Kor is the Director Global Standards at ChargePoint and leads a team of standards engineers, who actively participate in various standardization committees, such as OCA, EVRoaming, ISO, IEC, and SAE.

Board member Marco Möller

As Co-Founder and CEO of Pionix GmbH, Marco Möller is a driving force in open source software for electric mobility.

Director of OCA Lonneke Driessen

Lonneke Driessen has been the Director of OCA since 2015. She is a professional in the energy sector with more than 15 years of experience. Before joining OCA, she worked at Enexis in various roles for over 17 years.

Special Advisor to OCA Brendan McMahon

Brendan McMahon is a member of the OCA Board and serves as a Special Advisor to OCA. He worked as a Systems Architect at ESB.

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