Rupert Pearce

Rupert Edward Pearce (born 25 March 1964)[1] is a British lawyer and business executive. He is the former chief executive of the green energy company Highview Power and, prior to that, of the satellite communication company Inmarsat.[1][2][3][4]

He was previously a lawyer with Linklaters[3][5][6] and currently holds the role of National Armaments Director within the UK Ministry of Defence.[7]

Pearce was educated at Malvern College and earned an MA in Modern History from Oxford University and graduated from Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, on a Fulbright scholarship.[1][8]

He is married with three children.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Armitage, Jim (24 April 2022). "Highview chief Rupert Pearce on the cold batteries that could save the planet". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Inmarsat hires Nokia executive as new CEO". 24 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Rupert Pearce named Inmarsat CEO". Financial Times. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ Fildes, Nic. "If the Titanic had had an Inmarsat beacon on board, no lives would have been lost". The Times. Retrieved 10 January 2016. (Subscription required.)
  5. ^ "Orbiting Silicon Roundabout, Inmarsat's rocket man Rupert Pearce is". Evening Standard. 5 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Legal Week - Rupert Pearce". Legal Week. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. ^ "National Armaments Directors (NAD) - Rupert Pearce". Archived from the original on 17 December 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ^ "ESOA congratulates Rupert Pearce, new Chair of ESOA" (Press release). EMEA Satellite Operator's Association. 15 June 2015. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.


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