
Peter Hopton (BEng, MBCS, FRSA). Chief Technical Officer, Iceotope , Founder and Executive Chairman, VeryPC , Chairman of the EcoConnect Green IT Business Network, Member of the BCS Data Center SG (DCSG) Committee, Member of the BCS Green IT SG Committee.
Peter’s diverse professional background, combined with his flair for innovation and passion for Green IT, has lead to the success of cutting edge companies and numerous remarkable projects in the IT industry.
Peter is the Chief Technical Officer for Iceotope. Iceotope is the next generation in liquid cooling for electronics. The company has secured millions of pounds in investment since its inception in 2005. Iceotope is now on the brink of what could possibly change the data centre industry forever.
Peter is also the Founder and Executive Chairman for VeryPC, registered in Sheffield, UK. Founded in 2004, VeryPC is a multi-award winning company, which manufactures energy efficient desktops, servers, and storage products sold around the world to the IT trade exclusively. The company’s ethos is simple - provide customers with sustainable high performance computing products that reduce the total cost of ownership of IT.
Sustainability and technology, both passions for Peter, have lead to a truly successful career in the industry of Green IT. Once part of the Foreign Office Green IT Mission in Tokyo, Pete currently sits on the Green IT and DCSG Committees at the British Computer Society. Peter also co-founded and chairs the new EcoConnect Green IT Business network.