mPhase Technologies, Inc. announced the appointment of sustainability industry expert Richard Thorpe as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). A world expert on sustainable business and co-founder of the UK School of Sustainability, Richard most recently was Chairman and CEO of HFM Group, a global strategic growth and capital consulting firm that spearheaded projects across a number of consumer, EV transportation, and technology categories and geographies. He also has extensive, executive level experience in facilities management with multinational companies servicing accounts in a wide variety of industries.

His technology roots are deep, dating back to his development of the world's first Bluetooth marketing product and city network; and executive role as Solution Sales Lead at Honeywell. Richard is an advocate for driving sustainability for the businesses in which he operates, backed by a career supporting cross-sector sustainability initiatives.