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Kempower: Geographic Expansion
Finland-based EV charging technology developer Kempower is expanding operations into Thailand to capitalize on Southeast Asia's fastest-growing EV market with DC fast-charging solutions.
Source: Bangkok Post Business
The leadership read
Market entry of this kind typically deepens demand for cleantech & renewables leadership bench strength in the region over the following 12–18 months.
Market context: Against a Talent Market Index of 107.9 (Hot) (up 2.4 month-on-month), Asia is at steady (+1.2pts) on signal share.
Kempower: 2 signals in the last 90 days — above the Cleantech & Renewables median of 1 across 33 tracked companies; 0.2% of MitchelLake's Asia signal flow; 2 tracked across 48 days.
Market entry — the MitchelLake playbook
When a company expands into a new market, the first leadership hires decide whether it lands. A selection of market entries we've run:
Market entry · Oceania
Square
Executive Search Fintech
Market entry
Dropbox
Executive Search for SaaS
Market entry · Asia
Deliveroo
Executive Search in ASEAN
Market entry · Oceania
SurveyMonkey
Managing Director APAC (first hire in region) / Country Manager
Market entry · Asia
LivePerson
Director ASEAN (first hire in region); also Head of Presales APAC
Market entry · Oceania
Etsy
Managing Director, Australia + Asia (MD APAC)
MitchelLake in this thematic
Also at Kempower →
More signals across Cleantech & Renewables
Geographic Expansion · Asia
Hitachi Energy →Hitachi Energy signed MoU with Tamil Nadu Government for ₹1,000 crore expansion of Chennai and Chengalpattu facilities over 3-5 years, creating 1,000 new high-quality technology jobs
Geographic Expansion · Asia
ACEN Corp. →ACEN expanding floating solar operations across Asia through partnership
Capital Raising · Asia
Ather Energy →Ather Energy is raising up to ₹2,500 Cr ($260M+) through multiple instruments including equity shares, foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) and other equity-linked securities to fund expansion, R&D, new products and manufacturing capacity amid intensifying EV two-wheeler competition.
Partnership · Asia
Veolia →Veolia participated in NextRise 2026 Seoul as featured French firm in national pavilion, exploring startup partnerships.
Product Launch · Asia
Sigenergy →Sigenergy unveiled complete portfolio of smart solar-plus-storage solutions powered by AI at SNEC 2026, executing 'AI in All' strategic initiative
Capital Raising · Asia
Energy Development Corp. →Energy Development Corp., the renewable energy unit of First Gen Corp. (owned by tycoon Federico Lopez), is committing $407 million to geothermal project investments as Philippines accelerates clean energy transition.
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