The solar industry has been a core market for Hyperion since our inception. Years ago, before the boom of solar technology, our Managing Director David Hunt and Director Ross Hoare, built and scaled a multi-award-winning solar installation business. The sector has experienced significant growth, challenges, and changes over the last decade. It remains the backbone of the clean energy transition.

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Over the last 20 years, the Energy Storage and grid services industry has continued to evolve, adapt, and innovate in response to the increasing challenges of the clean energy transition, and the demands that places on the grid. It has seen many advances in technology (greater capacity, energy density, durability), and in the multiple chemistries, materials and scales and applications of solutions. This has created a massive demand to hire top talent across an array of storage and grid technologies in both hardware and software/services.

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The evolution of the electrification of transport and Future Mobility landscape has been significant over the last five years, driven by many factors including purchase incentives for Evs, the availability of options, massive growth in charging infrastructure and strict government policies towards the banning of ICE vehicle sales. Across hardware, software and services we have supported a myriad of VC backed start-ups to scale, as well as larger organisations developing their future mobility offerings.

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The concept of 'Smart Cities' has gained significant importance in recent years as urban areas face increasing challenges related to population growth, resource management, and environmental sustainability. Smart cities and smart buildings leverage cutting-edge technologies such as IoT, big data analytics, artificial intelligence and a host of renewable and sustainable technologies to enhance the quality of urban living and transportation. These technologies enable more efficient management of resources, improved public services, and better connectivity, ultimately leading to a higher standard of living and sustainability. By optimizing infrastructure, clean technologies and services, smart cities can reduce energy consumption, minimize waste, and create more sustainable urban environments.

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We have an unmatched ability to discover and attract outstanding candidates for strategically import hires, especially C-Suite, leadership and senior roles. Our network and reach extends across Europe, North America and beyond, thanks to our deep insight into the cleantech sector. We have particular expertise in Solar, Energy Storage, Future Mobility and Smart Buildings.&nbsp;We guide our clients through the entire hiring journey and cultivate long-term relationships that last for years.This includes with our partners in Venture Capital and Private Equity funds active in the cleantech ecosystem.

Hyperion was set up with a mission to be the most widely respected and successful executive search firm in the cleantech sector. Our business is founded on allowing our people to be fearless, transparent and creative in what we do. These values are the bedrock of our business and push our team to be the best we can be for both our clients and our candidates. We outperform larger, more corporate recruitment firms and are not afraid to call out industry controversy. Through openness and honesty,&nbsp;our team will show you a different, more focused and collaborative side to recruitment.<div class="jsx-2120556783 status-assigned-to-wrapper"><div class="jsx-2120556783 status">&nbsp;</div></div>

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We&rsquo;re a client-focused search firm, yet we place equal value upon the relationships we have with our candidates.The vast majority of the candidates we work with and help are not actively on the job market and are not seeking a new challenge. They are busy doing the best they can for their present employer. Usually, they will have a frustration or two that isn&rsquo;t being addressed in their workplace. It could be lack of career development or growth opportunity, or it could be the products, services, or management they are working with. It could be any number of things, and while not &lsquo;actively&rsquo; looking for a new role they are open to hearing about great opportunities.

All good candidates that are focused on their career are open to hear about great opportunities, it is about the right opportunity at the right time. Of course sometimes things happen that are unforeseen &ndash; redundancies, relocations, dramatic changes in working conditions, that move a candidate from &lsquo;passive&rsquo; to &lsquo;active&rsquo;. Of course, we work with these candidates too, doing our best to find them better opportunities with our clients.

At Hyperion Search we respect the fact that the candidates we approach may not be ready to move at this time, or maybe not for the role we initially had in mind. The key thing is we listen. Listen to your frustrations, listen to your motivations, listen to your &lsquo;ideal&rsquo; working environment, and when we have something that we feel might suit, we&rsquo;ll contact you. The right opportunity may take a week, a month, or a year, but we&rsquo;ll stay in touch, build a genuine relationship, and work with you. Sadly, too many recruiters see a good candidate only as a &lsquo;fee&rsquo;, we see them as people; people with their own dreams and aspirations, just as we have.

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At Hyperion we have over a decade of experience helping our clients to find and hire strategically important hires, and even build full teams. Whilst Board, C-Suite and other leadership and senior roles are the majority of our placements, we have a particular skill and track record of hiring 'first boots on the ground' for our clients as they internationalise. Again, often helping to build out that team. We have successfully helped our clients to hire in seventeen countries to date.Our search service is so effective largely due to our passion for and knowledge of the clean technology industry, combined with our extensive global network of contacts and candidates, built over a decade in the sector.&nbsp;We help our clients to define job descriptions, and locations where required, we feed our wealth of data into helping benchmark salaries and packages, and gain a deep insight into the culture of their business before we embark on a search. We then work tirelessly to provide a diverse, thoroughly screened and qualified shortlist. We communicate at every stage of the process, and provide support through the entire process, to the chosen candidate walking through your door, and then when needed support with onboarding.Working closely with Venture Capital and Private Equity partners we also directly support their efforts to add to or improve the Board or Leadership teams of their portfolio companies.&nbsp;

We spend our lives &lsquo;in&rsquo; the industry; day in and day out we are speaking to clients, contacts and candidates in the cleantech industry. We have an active role within the industry, regularly speaking at and attending key industry events, to ensure we find the very best candidates for our clients.While we keep every conversation confidential, it does mean we aggregate a huge amount of industry data, on market conditions, salary levels, activity levels, and candidate perceptions of your company. We use this data to help our clients define job briefs and to tailor a specific search campaign for each assignment.

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Hyperion is a client centred search firm, which means we work with our clients and tailor recruitment solutions according to their needs. Our search service is so effective largely due to our passion for and knowledge of the clean technology industry, combined with our extensive global network of contacts and candidates, built over a decade in the sector.&nbsp; We consider the nature of the role, level of urgency and level of difficulty to fill before suggesting the best method to help. Essentially, we won&rsquo;t &lsquo;sell&rsquo; a solution until we have diagnosed the problem.

We spend our lives &lsquo;in&rsquo; the industry; day in and day out we are speaking to clients, contacts and candidates in the cleantech industry. We have an active role within the industry, regularly speaking at and attending key industry events, to ensure we find the very best candidates for our clients.

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I studied Geography at The University Edinburgh and climate change was a central theme that ran through my degree. After graduating, I knew that I wanted to develop my career in an area which would have a positive impact on our environment and help tackle the effects of climate change. Renewable energy has always really appealed to me and prior to joining Hyperion, I spent nearly five years as Head of Project Resources for a renewable energy installation business. We specialised in solar PV but also installed small-scale wind turbines and renewable heating technologies.
After five great years of the solar boom, I was looking for a new challenge where I could build on my knowledge of and passion for the sector, but by doing something completely different. Hyperion gave me the opportunity to do this and to work within new areas of cleantech. I joined Hyperion Executive Search in 2015 and as COO, (now Director of Hyperion Search Ltd) I draw upon my wealth of experience and insight, helping our clients to recruit the very best talent available in the sector. I oversee the delivery of our search assignments and am passionate about delivering the best possible experience for both our clients and candidates. I love working with our clients who are all having such a big impact on tackling climate change
Having grown up in Kent and studied in Edinburgh, I settled in Liverpool in 2009 and very much consider it home. As an avid Liverpool FC supporter, I try to get to Anfield as much as I can. Nothing beats a Champions League match under the floodlights at Anfield! I&rsquo;m lucky to have two amazing boys who always make me smile, and keep me very busy!! I love spending time outside as a family and holidays in Cornwall. Knowing that my work in the cleantech sector will contribute towards making the world a better place for us, my children and future generations is my biggest inspiration.

Ross Hoare

I am deeply committed to accelerating the clean energy and clean mobility transitions. I believe entrepreneurs are the driving force behind these critical shifts, and my mission is to empower them by ensuring they have access to the right talent, funding, and strategic culture to thrive. By bridging these elements, I aim to help shape the future of the global cleantech landscape.
With over 17 years of experience in the cleantech sector and more than 34 years in business, I was the founder and CEO of Hyperion Executive Search, a global executive search firm specializing in placing top-tier leadership&mdash;C-suite, Board, and Heads of Department roles&mdash;within clean energy and e-mobility companies. I am now the Managing Director of Hyperion Search Ltd. My passion lies in leveraging my expertise and network to help cleantech entrepreneurs scale their businesses, ensuring the sector&rsquo;s sustained and rapid growth.
In addition to leading Hyperion Search, I host the Leaders in Cleantech podcast, where I engage with CEOs, founders, and thought leaders on the front lines of cleantech innovation. Through these conversations, I aim to spotlight the technologies and journeys shaping our future.
Beyond my role as Managing Director, I actively mentor, advise, and serve as a non-executive director for several cleantech organizations and initiatives, including Rockstart Energy, Greentech Alliance, and Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre. I hold an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University, further grounding my commitment to supporting the leaders transforming our world.
Whilst I love the day job, my primary love is for my family, being blessed with a beautiful wife, three amazing children, and two crazy cats. I read voraciously, and otherwise spend my spare time at the gym, running or walking out in the countryside.

David Hunt

I&rsquo;m responsible for leading Hyperion&rsquo;s EV &amp; Future Mobility practice, leveraging over 12 years of search experience in the global energy and automotive sectors. Since 2016, I&rsquo;ve been at the forefront of the EV revolution, having built up a rich network, you are likely to find me attending or speaking at industry events particularly in UK &amp; Europe.
I specialise in leading multi-discipline teams and supporting post-investment startups, scale-ups, multinational corporations and their investors to appoint senior leadership, c-suite and board level talent globally. My experience spans diverse geographies, including living in the Middle East, where I spent two years working with leading international energy companies to hire key, strategic talents across commercial, technical and operational functions.
Beyond my professional achievements, I&rsquo;m deeply passionate about sustainability and the transition to clean technology. As an electric vehicle driver for many years, I&rsquo;m an early adopter and advocate of new technology and as such, have dedicated my career to the energy transition. My commitment to a greener future is fuelled by my role as a father to two beautiful children, Connor and Kate. Connor's asthma has instilled in me a strong desire to create a healthier environment for future generations.
When I&rsquo;m not immersed in the world of search, I enjoy staying active and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Running has been a particular passion of mine since 2020, and I help run a local community running club with close on 300 active members. The physical and mental challenges of running have been invaluable in keeping me grounded and focused whilst being able to unleash my competitive side. I&rsquo;ve completed three marathons to date and look forward to taking on more challenges in due course.

Stephen Robinson

I lead Hyperion's Energy Storage practice in Europe, covering the Battery value chain (cell to system), Stationary ESS, and Storage &amp; Grid Digitalisation. I specialise in C-Suite and Senior-level assignments across Commercial, Operational &amp; Technical disciplines.
Prior to Hyperion, I spent 10 years in executive search for international energy &amp; chemicals, engineering, and digitalisation sectors, which has given me a holistic industry outlook and broad network reach. I'm passionate about building relationships with energy storage and grid leaders and I regularly network at industry conferences and events around Europe, including Energy Storage Summit, Smarter E, and Future Battery Forum. I am excited about building out the Energy Storage team at Hyperion as the sector is growing so quickly!
Outside of work, you'll find me exploring new cities and countries, watching my beloved Wigan Warriors rugby league team and Manchester United (amongst a Hyperion team of Liverpool fans!), or being outdoors with my wife Shell and dog Boston.