After a successful four years at Peppermint Technology, David Thorpe (Sales Director, left on picture – obviously), will be leaving Peppermint at the end of February. David will taking his first step outside of legal to lead the efforts of Bottle Rocket (www.bottlerocketstudios.com) in establishing a European presence.
Arlene Adams, CEO Peppermint Technology, commented “The team at Peppermint are disappointed to see David move on but understand this presents him with a unique opportunity to broaden his horizons outside of legal and leverage his immense sales talent. We wish him huge success in his new venture and thank him for playing a key role in Peppermint’s success to date.”
David Thorpe said “While I will miss greatly the team at Peppermint I am immensely proud of what we have built and know the success of the company and product will continue to flourish in the years ahead. Peppermint has taught me that establishing innovation is hugely rewarding and great fun. For this reason I am off to do it all again, at the forefront of technology, in the mobile apps market.”
COMMENT: Bottle Rocket is a Texas-based apps and mobile specialist and we know David Thorpe is never happier than when he is in a pioneering role evangelising a new product and a new supplier in a new market. We wish him well in his first venture outside of the legal vertical.