We are Verve Connect
Verve Connect is a UK company with its headquarters in London. Our operations cover the UK, EU and Asia Pacific regions, enabling the synchronised management from product planning, sales and care in the UK/EU to its engineering, development and production facilities in the Far East.
Our energy portfolio is marketed under the ‘V-Go’ brand for EV charging and power storage solutions. The ‘IMO’ brand is used for our connectivity portfolio, which is well established with multi-million units sold in the UK since 2016. We pro-actively support our local partners to provide solid products with state-of-the-art technology, supported by high-quality supply chain management.
Mission and Vision
Our aim is to provide affordable technology to all. We help people and businesses to benefit from our latest products by providing innovative and reliable solutions, supported by unrivalled support and aftercare services.
Our Quality Commitment
Here at Verve Connect, we are committed to providing the best quality products and services to our partners and end users. We operate an ISO based Quality Management System throughout our business. Our factories are accredited by leading industry organisations and work to internationally recognised ISO standards
Meet the Team
Our leadership team is made up of a group of experienced and passionate industry professionals, who have built an organisation that delivers reliability to all our customers and partners in everything we do.
Chris Edwards
Chief Commercial Officer
Chris is responsible for leading and developing the business to ensure it focuses on growing its business in line with market and customer needs.
With extensive international experience in the communications industry, Chris has held senior roles with Vodafone, Tech Data and recently as Liberty Global Vice President, where he was responsible for developing business operations and driving the rollout of mobile capability across Liberty’s European subsidiaries.
Through a deep knowledge of the value chain Chris adds a unique dimension to the team with commercial, marketing and product development expertise that will ensure solid all-round value with our partners.
Chris is a motor sports enthusiast and also enjoys outdoor activities when time allows.
WU Sa
Managing Director
WU Sa is responsible for the building and running of this energetic company, overseeing business strategy and the building of product portfolio, proposition and business/partner development.
Previously at ZTE, he is credited as a key force in spearheading the company’s breakthrough in the UK and its expansion in Europe. He is also the key driver of the multi-channel strategy, shaping the practice from a white label model to a proposition-led business.
Prior to that, he held product management positions at Orange Business Services and Siemens Optical Fiber Cables.
Wu Sa is a passionate long-distance runner and a competitive tennis player.
Steve Hudson
Quality Advisor
A Quality Assurance & Social Accountability specialist, Steve joined Verve Connect in an advisory capacity in 2018 supporting all aspects of the Verve Connect quality assurance and industry accreditation program.
Steve enjoyed a 25-year career with Vodafone culminating as Head of Global Device Product Assurance supporting Vodafone’s global device quality and supply chain programme. When Steve left Vodafone he went on to head Q Assure, an experience rich company that have been applying their extensive knowledge of management systems, product development and manufacturing processes to support a select number of clients across very diverse industries.
Stephen Zhang
Head of Product & Supply Chain
Stephen joined Verve Connect in April 2015. His responsibilities include management of product planning and sales operations. He has worked for 12 years in the telecoms industry, specialising in delivering solutions in challenging circumstances and getting the best results for clients and businesses.
Prior to that, he was heading sales and marketing of consumer electronics for ZTE, supplying UK-based network carriers, retailers and distributors with multi-million pound business. He was a seasoned product specialist in China in his earlier professional life.
Stephen enjoys playing football, table tennis and is also a converted golfer.
Dr Jean-Francois (JF) Fava-Verde
Technology Advisor
JF became an advisor of Verve Connect in early 2015. He has over 30 years’ experience in the telecoms industry, having held senior management positions in Raytheon, Racal and Orange in the US, Australia and Europe.
He is a Lead Technologist at Innovate UK, where he provides thought leadership on digital connectivity, including the Internet of Things and 5G. Prior to joining Innovate UK, JF was Head of Innovation at Orange Business Services, where he managed a collaborative innovation program for Orange’s customers and partners, dealing with digital innovations in health, transportation, finance and other sectors, in areas such as contactless, mobility or the Internet of Things.
In addition to his research activity in the field of history of science and technology, JF is a keen hill walker.
Sheila Xiaolan Wang
Head of Marketing and Care
Sheila is responsible for the overall marketing strategy and related activities, including management and building of the Verve Connect and IMO brands, PR, social, digital, and agency relationships.
She has marketing experience from both the in-house and the agency sides. Sheila was previously the key driver of ZTE’s marcoms in the UK and Europe, including branding, PR, advertising, sponsorship deals and sales promotions whilst setting up teams for both B2B and B2C marketing.
Sheila practices yoga regularly, and likes playing badminton and Zumba.