Chief Executive Officer

Jamie oversees strategic and operational development for Rare Earth plans, including recruiting, training and managing key personnel to drive our ability to deliver on our contracts. He previously founded his own recruitment consultancy, with over 10 years of experience in building teams from first hire to executive management teams. He has worked for multiple corporations with over $1 billion in annual revenue looking to launch into new markets; including Reed Smith, Clifford Chance and Davis Polk.

Chief Operating/Technology Officer

Suneet provides strategic management for Rare Earth, working with each department to drive growth and efficient resource planning. He previously advised startups that have gone on to raise £100s of millions of funding, acting as a mentor on various accelerators. He has led strategic plans for operations working with DHL, Octopus Energy and Tesco. He is a guest lecturer on marketing strategy and innovation for Warwick Business School and Bayes Business School.

Chief Financial Officer

Stephen manages financial planning and resourcing for Rare Earth, ensuring we can scale to meet the demand we have secured. He previously worked for Doughty Hanson and SP Angel, with over 13 years’ buy side and sell side corporate finance experience. He has managed equity capital market transactions of up to $30 million for growth companies. He is committed to fair and ethical practices as well as building lasting client and stakeholder relationships.

Farming & Land

Alex leads Rare Earth’s sourcing, securing and managing of land for farming as well as processing; creating a scalable operation to meet our supply contracts. He has over 10 years working as an agribusiness consultant and is a Director at Savills, leading the food and farming operations for the UK’s central region. He is part of Savills’ International Farmland team providing due diligence and purchasing advice to investors.

Creative Strategy

Koko leads the brand vision of Rare Earth positioning us as cutting edge pioneers, as well as creating a competitive advantage for our product development team. She has refreshed the vision of established brands trying to differentiate in crowded markets. She led as creative director on projects for Royal Opera House, Embassy Gardens and Bvlgari. Her work is featured in Bloomberg, Condé Nast and Vogue Global, with her winning the Princess Diana Award.

Supply Chain Sustainability

Arash oversees product testing, risk assessment and compliance in creating Rare Earth’s sustainable supply chains. He has over 20 years working across multiple sectors creating supply chain solutions to manufacturing, industrial engineering and environmental focused clients, including BMW, Continental and Intertek. He is an experienced global senior executive and project manager, a member of the advisory council for the Institute of Food Technologists and holds an MBA in technology management.

Development Strategy

Kristian works on biobased product development for Rare Earth, bridging the gap between university research and full commercial deployment. He is an associate of the US Department of Interior, working on some of the greatest environmental challenges we will face. He previously led on a variety of clean energy projects, as well as holding the land speed record for a biobased fuel he developed. He also lectures at the NewSchool of Architecture & Design, with a Masters from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Agronomy

Roger manages Rare Earth’s farming operations overseeing mechanisation, cultivation, nutrition, varietal choice, management plans, farm logistics, soil and water management and environmental sustainability. He has over 25 years in agriculture, with a team of specialist agronomy advisors at Indigro, including Damian McAuley who recently won the Agronomist of the Year award. He focuses on driving increasing sustainable impact from his farming operations.

Feed Development

Monica advises on feed development for Rare Earth. She has 15 years working with aquaculture, specifically fish nutrition. She has extensive experience in the development, evaluation and commercialisation of raw materials (plant, animal and single-cell) for application in feeds and has collaborated with each of the major feed companies. She is a lecturer at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling.

Bio Product Research

Darshil is the lead research partner for biobased product development for Rare Earth. He is Associate Professor and senior researcher at Cambridge University’s Centre for Natural Material Innovation. A winner of the International Quadrant award, he explores natural materials and structures for sectors including energy and construction. His focus on smart biomaterials that disrupt established industries has seen him as a key contributor to over €5 million in recent grants developing new biobased products.

Government & Diversity

Iris advises Rare Earth on new industry development from the government’s perspective, with a keen interest in promoting greater diversity and opportunity to biobased industries. She was a key advisor to the UK Government in developing the hemp industry, working with DEFRA as Head of Crops for Industry. She also has over 7 years working with the Department for Energy and Climate Change driving long term impact. As the founder of Bioladies she has created a thriving biocommunity.

Landed Estates & Agriculture

Tristan advises Rare Earth on management of rural and agricultural planning and property matters. He has over 20 years experience of landed estates and agriculture and is a partner at BDB Pitmans, having previously farmed for 14 years. Due to this, his knowledge of land related farming matters are unparalleled. He is a member of the National Farmers Union, Country Landowners and Business Association, as well as the Agricultural Law Association.

Seed Genetics

Stephen advises on seed genetic development for Rare Earth. He is a world-renowned expert with over 20 years cultivating unique strains of hemp. Having developed more than 30 strains for the medical hemp industry, he was voted as the most influential geneticist in the US hemp industry. With a natural genetic process, he is able to isolate genetic traits without using genetically modified strains. His projects cover a wide range of locations, adapting production to the specific needs of the project.

Hempcrete

Graham advises on Rare Earth’s green concrete construction projects. He has over 30 years in the construction industry, and 10 years working exclusively with hempcrete as one of the industry’s pioneers. He led the implementation of hempcrete into the world’s largest monolithic structure, achieving a BREEAM rating of 95.2% for the completed construction. He holds a MSc in Advanced Environmental & Energy Studies (Architecture) and is a lifelong advocate of natural materials driving sustainable environmental impact.

Engineering & Manufacturing

Mike works with Rare Earth to plan, develop and deploy bespoke processing operations to turn hemp into our end products. He has over 13 years working with industrial biomass operations, having previously worked with the US Government. He specialises in taking biomass from the field and planning efficiencies of processing, focusing on the biofuel and biopower industries. He is on the Board of Directors of the Pellet Fuel Institute.

Accounting

Drew is Rare Earth's accountant and taxation advisor, and is a partner at Tayler Bradshaw, having joined the practice in 2000. Drew specialises in the provision of advice ranging from corporate services to multinational companies, to investment guidance to start-ups, and personal tax advice to HNWIs and family offices. He has worked with some of the members of the team since 2013, and continues to play an active role in the financial planning of the business.

Growth Capital

Steve advises Rare Earth on venture and growth capital investments, as well as other corporate transactions. He is able to lead Rare Earth through investment rounds all the way to exit. He is a partner at Shoosmiths, focusing on high growth companies, with 20 years of investment related experience.