[London, September 28 2023] – Switch2Zero, a leading pioneer in sustainable technology solutions, has today announced the appointment of visionary leader Derek White as the company's new Chairman.
Derek, CEO at Galileo Financial Technologies, brings a huge range of experience and expertise to Switch2Zero, positioning the company for faster growth and greater impact on its mission to help everyone live and work more sustainably.
With an impressive career spanning more than 25-years, Derek has an formidable history of launching, leading, re-imagining and transforming international companies across both consumer and corporate sectors.
Having previously headed up Google Cloud Financial Services, he is also an experienced ecosystem builder - a crucial focus area for Switch2Zero as it looks to create a truly global sustainability hub, connecting people and businesses with everything they need to reduce their environmental impact, work towards net zero emissions and achieve net positive impact.
Derek’s track record is underlined by having pioneered groundbreaking digital disruption across financial services - leading the digital transformation at Barclays, BBVA and US Bank - as well as forging invaluable marketing alliances with some of the world’s biggest corporations. He also helped deliver a number of world firsts, from internet banking to sending money to friends and family directly from your mobile.
Meanwhile, the announcement comes as Switch2Zero continues to ramp up its products, services and membership figures across both corporate and consumer.
Last month, the company announced the launch of the first PAYG offerings for both businesses and individuals - enabling people to make a contribution to lowering their carbon footprints in a completely flexible way. As well as transparently tracked carbon offsetting from Internationally recognised partners, the service also helps people to pay something forward for future generations through tree planting, conservation and reforestation programs, and plastic removal from the sea and coastal area.
Switch2Zero’s ecommerce plugin - which works across all major ecommerce platforms - is also helping scores of businesses use sustainability as a powerful way to connect with customers - driving both growth and real environmental impact.
And just last week, S2Z rolled out its first proprietary calculator - a footprint estimator for any business - enabling companies to quickly and easily take their first steps towards greater sustainability.
Announcing the appointment, Switch2Zero CEO Ian Ormerod, said: “As an investor in S2Z from day one, Derek has already been instrumental in enabling our initial journey, and you couldn’t get a bigger endorsement than him now coming on board as a hands-on Chair.”
“Derek’s experience in scaling businesses globally, lighting up ecosystems and delivering amazing digital first product's will play a significant role in driving us to develop cutting-edge solutions and services that help address the pressing challenge of sustainable value creation.”
Derek said: "I’m thrilled to join Switch2Zero as Chairman, early traction has been impressive and we’re just getting started.
“There’s huge potential here to positively disrupt the sustainability sector - to make it more inclusive, more effective, operationally efficient and ultimately to deliver more impact - just as we’ve done with banking.
“By shifting the dynamic of how humans and businesses interact with the environment - making it rewarding on multiple levels to become net positive contributors both as individuals and organisations - we can help preserve and improve our planet for generations to come. It’s a great opportunity, and an amazing challenge.”
