Our Team

Mark is CEO of Impact Pumps. With an engineering degree from the University of Cambridge and over 25 years of experience working in high-tech industries, Mark is delighted to be able to focus his knowledge and passion for driving positive change to make durable water pumps available globally.

Co-founder and CTO, Tom wanted to apply his Physics and Engineering background and his interest in agriculture to help improve the lives of millions of people in developing countries sustainably. With a PhD in engineering, Tom is the inventor of numerous award-winning energy and water related technologies including the Impact Pump.

As Chief Design Engineer, Tom is involved in all stages of the product lifecycle. From invention through design, testing, analysis and beyond, his motivation comes from the desire to design a product which will really make a real difference to people’s lives.

Charles is Commercial Operations Director at Impact Pumps. Having lived a large amount of his life in Kenya, he brings a wealth of technical and field experience to the team. His work is driven by the desire to bring cutting edge and reliable technologies to historically underserved communities in Africa.

Andy joined Impact Pumps in 2019 as Product Operations Director. With his extensive experience in product development and manufacturing, Andy is taking Impact Pumps into mass production. For Andy, motivation comes from seeing a quality of life improving product with customers in the field.

As an Experimental Technician, Lynne has been essential to the development of the Impact Pump. Lynne has worked on many smallholder irrigation projects in East Africa and Asia, and wants to improve the access to water of millions of people through technologies such as the Impact Pump.

As a mechanical engineer, Cai has specialised his engineering career on designing, manufacturing, and selling low cost water supplies to smallholder farmers and rural households, primarily in East Africa. He sees improving the cost of off-grid water supply technologies as the most effective way to have positive impact in rural communities.

Tracy oversees Impact Pumps purchasing activities and financial systems. Tracy has over 30 years of experience in accountancy practices in purchasing, bookkeeping, accounts, and auditing roles.

As a Field Engineer, Bart runs an Impact Pumps test site on his farm in the UK. Here he puts Impact Pumps prototypes through their paces with extensive building, modification, and commissioning of prototypes, as well as running tests and data gathering.