Richard Thorpe, CEO
Pebble
A world expert on sustainable business and co-founder of the UK School of Sustainability, Richard recently assumed the CEO role at Pebble, which is developing a suite of mobility services designed to incentivize faster adoption of a net zero lifestyle.
He previously was Chairman and CEO of HFM Group, a global strategic growth and capital consulting firm that spearheaded projects across a number of consumer, EV transportation, and technology categories and geographies. He also has extensive, executive level experience in facilities management with multinational companies servicing accounts in a wide variety of industries.
His technology roots are deep, dating back to his development of the world’s first Bluetooth marketing product and city network; and executive role as Solution Sales Lead at Honeywell.
Richard is an advocate for driving sustainability for the businesses in which he operates, backed by a career supporting cross-sector sustainability initiatives on an international scale. A frequent industry guest speaker, he was also recognized as the “CEO to watch for 2019/2020” by the Telegraph and Lloyds Banking Group.