Case study

Driving Adoption of Low-Carbon Fuels Through Commercial Leadership

A fast-growing energy company partnered with Miramar to appoint a Chief Commercial Officer to accelerate revenue growth and drive adoption of low-carbon fuels across Europe.

Authored by:
Richard Pitts
|
May 2026

THE CHALLENGE

A fast-scaling energy company focused on decarbonizing heavy transport across Europe required a Chief Commercial Officer to accelerate revenue growth and drive adoption of low-carbon fuels, including BioLNG and BioCNG.

Key priorities included:

·    Scaling revenue, profitability, and market share

·    Increasing adoption across the trucking sector

·    Building and leading an international commercial organization

·    Strengthening strategic partnerships with OEMs and fleet operators

THE SOLUTION

Miramar executed a highly targeted global search focused on senior commercial leaders from truck OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, prioritizing individuals with deep industry networks and proven experience scaling complex commercial organizations.

We identified 5 shortlisted candidates, with one ultimately progressing through to offer and placement.

Candidates were assessed on:

·    Proven commercial leadership and revenue growth track record

·    Deep expertise within the heavy transport ecosystem

·    Strong stakeholder engagement and partnership development capabilities & experience building andscaling international teams

THE RESULT

We placed a highly experienced commercial leader within 4 months, bringing a strong track record of delivering multinational growth and deep connectivity across the European trucking ecosystem. The selected leader represented a precise match to the client’s ambition to accelerate commercial expansion and market penetration across Europe’s low-carbon fuels landscape.

The impact

Since joining, the new CCO has accelerated commercial momentum across key European markets, with early impact including increased sales volumes and improved customer conversion rates, strengthened OEM and fleet partnerships across priority regions, and enhanced commercial execution discipline and performance visibility.

This appointment has significantly strengthened thecompany’s ability to scale adoption of low-carbon fuels and execute on its growth ambitions across Europe.

Richard Pitts
Associate Partner
Energy / Chemicals
|
London, UK
richard.pitts@miramar.global
Richard Pitts

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