Revolution-ZERO appoints Steve Cliffe as Non-Executive Chair
Added: (Mon Jan 24 2022)
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Steve Cliffe joins Revolution-ZERO as it scales the delivery of its net-zero focused re-useable PPE and medical textiles system solutions
24TH JANUARY, 2022
Revolution-ZERO appoints Steve Cliffe as Non-Executive Chair
Revolution-ZERO has extended the deep tech and commercial expertise on its board by appointing former CEO of Ultraleap, Steve Cliffe as a Non-Executive Chair and special advisor. Steve Cliffe joins Revolution-ZERO as the company scales and advances its net-zero re-useable medical textile technologies, partnerships and customer portfolio.
Steve brings more than three decades of executive leadership experience to Revolution-ZERO. In September 2021, Steve won the TechSpark Life Time Achievement Award in recognition of his contribution to leadership of Ultraleap, the global leader in hand tracking and haptics technology. Steve was founding CEO of Ultraleap, during this time his achievements included growing the company to a global team of 170, overseeing several successful funding rounds, leading international expansion and managing acquisitions.
“We have known Steve for over a decade and have been continually impressed by both his achievements and his attention to the wellbeing of both people and planet”, said Founding CEO of Revolution-ZERO, Dr Tom Dawson “Steve brings a wealth of industry experience to Revolution-ZERO as we focus on our long-term mission to displace single-use medical grade PPE and textiles with our zero waste, Net Zero products, services and systems.”
“I am delighted to join the Revolution-ZERO Board and look forward to working with Tom and the Revolution-ZERO leadership team, and the entire board as they move to an exciting new phase of growth”, Steve Cliffe said. “I am excited to bring my experience to transform these markets with Revolution-ZERO”.
As leader of Ultraleap, Steve Cliffe has overseen a number of strategic investments and acquisitions including San Francisco’s Leap Motion which significantly enhanced Ultraleap’s IP portfolio and product offering. Steve’s leadership of Ultraleap saw the company recognised as one of the 50 most innovative in the West of England and he was instrumental in securing major deals that have seen Ultraleap’s technology installed in virtual reality, augmented reality, automotive markets amongst others.
Steve Cliffe’s appointment to Revolution-ZERO follows several other recent hires that have joined to support the rapid expansion and extension of the company.
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About Revolution-ZERO
Revolution-ZERO is displacing the global single-use PPE and related textiles market with more effective, economic and sustainable alternatives. Targeting Zero Waste and Zero Carbon aspirations. Revolution-ZERO utilises circular economy principles where the end-game is for resources to be continuously cycled and tightly controlled in an increasingly efficient system. In 2021 Revolution-ZERO worked closely with UK NHS stakeholders to deliver the world’s first in hospital clinical rollout of certified reusable fluid resistant surgical masks. In that same year they displaced more than 1 million single-use items and saved more than 12,000 kilograms in emissions. Revolution-ZERO revenues helped fund the restoration and preservation of carbon capturing and biodiverse seagrass ecosystems. Revolution-ZERO are actively growing their team through 2022. They are continuing to develop their product, service and technology offerings to enable multiple planet-saving solutions to displace waste, pollution and emissions. The Revolution-ZERO team is actively raising investment to fuel this mission with a targeted global revenue of £400 million by 2025/26.
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