- Former Connected Kerb co-founder, Paul Ayres, has joined EV charging payment specialists Paythru, as its new Chief Commercial Officer.
- The appointment strengthens Paythru’s leadership, as it expands across the UK and Europe.
- Paythru is helping charge point operators to maximise the revenue of their operations, as demand on public charging networks continues to grow.
New appointment at Paythru, as Paul Ayres joins as Chief Commercial Officer
EV payment specialist Paythru has announced the appointment of Paul Ayres as its new Chief Commercial Officer, adding significant commercial and operational experience to its leadership team, as the company scales its payments platform across charging markets in the UK and mainland Europe.
Paul joins Paythru from Connected Kerb, the UK charging business he co-founded in 2017. During his time at Connected Kerb, Paul played a central role in growing the company into one of the UK’s largest public EV charging networks, with a strong focus on on-street and destination charging. Most recently, that led to the firm being recognised in the Sunday Times Hundred Tech 2026 list.
As CCO, Paul will lead Paythru’s commercial strategy, with responsibility for revenue growth, go-to-market execution and team development. A key focus will be helping CPOs improve charger utilisation, unlock new revenue streams, and help built more resilient business models through its payment orchestration offering.
Paul’s arrival at Paythru comes at a key time for the public charging industry, with Paythru helping support CPOs as networks move beyond the initial goal of growth into working out how they can ensure their networks remain commercially sustainable in the longer term.
Paul Ayres, now CCO of Paythru, commented:
“Whilst the industry’s attention is on the hardware – more chargers, faster connectors – payments are actually the ”front door” to the entire charging experience. Get that right, and everything else works better: higher utilisation, stronger customer loyalty, better economics.
That’s what drew me to Paythru. The company understands that the real breakthroughs in EV charging will come from making payments seamless, universal, and trusted. Paythru is purpose-built for this sector’s unique requirements – multi-network interoperability, regulatory compliance, and enterprise-grade reliability at scale. I’m excited to help operators turn payments from an operational necessity into a genuine competitive advantage.”
