Spiro appoints Auroasish Choudhuri as Managing Director for West and Central Africa to drive electric mobility expansion.
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Electric mobility startup Spiro has appointed Auroasish Choudhuri, former CEO of DAG Industries, as its new Managing Director for West and Central Africa.
Choudhuri will report to Spiro Mobility CEO Kaushik Burman to oversee regional operations, expand services, and support upcoming market launches.
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The appointment follows Spiro securing a $270 million funding round to scale its network of over 130,000 electric motorcycles and 50 million battery swaps.
Spiro's appointment of an automotive veteran with deep West African experience signals an aggressive push to scale its electric two-wheeler and charging network across West and Central Africa.
Backed by its $270 million funding round, the company's ability to roll out capital-intensive battery-swapping infrastructure will serve as a crucial test for EV commercial viability in markets like Nigeria and Benin.
The success of this regional expansion will likely influence whether competing e-mobility startups adopt similar infrastructure-heavy models or pivot to asset-light alternatives.
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