Rupert Pearce

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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]

At the time of his appointment, the advertised salary range for the National Armaments Director role in the UK Ministry of Defence was between £290,000 and £400,000 per annum, with an annual performance related bonus of up to 60% of base salary, meaning the total remuneration package could be as high as £640,000. [8]

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] [9]

He is married with three children. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 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. 1 2 "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. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Legal Week - Rupert Pearce". Legal Week . Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "National Armaments Directors (NAD) - Rupert Pearce" . Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "National armaments director could earn up to £640k". Civil Service World. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "ESOA congratulates Rupert Pearce, new Chair of ESOA" (Press release). EMEA Satellite Operator's Association. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.


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