Toby Hammond, Co-founder and Managing Director

An entrepreneur with 13 years’ experience in renewable energy start-ups. Previously the founder of Better Generation Group, a venture-backed company in the small wind turbine industry. Responsible for strategic direction and overall leadership of Futurepump.

Quentin (Q) Baynes, Co-founder and Financial Director

Having qualified as an accountant at a Big 4 firm and gone on to manage the group finance for a listed multinational business, Q saw the opportunity to bring his accountancy acumen to a business with a mission he truly stood behind.

Gert Jan Bom, Product Inventor (Part time)

Dutch engineer, Gert Jan, started his water pump journey in Tanzania in 1972. Realising the need for reliability in water pumps, he developed The Volanta Hand Pump, then investigated animal traction pumps, wind pumps, and by the early 1990s was inventing solar pump prototypes.

Jitendra Lakhani, Founder Director, Futurepump India

A multi-faceted entrepreneur with a long career in design, development, and manufacturing in mechanical and electronics sectors, Jitendra oversees the Futurepump factory in India.

The wider team

At Futurepump, it’s not just about those at the top. Our team spans the UK, India, Kenya, and The Netherlands all working hard to design and build Futurepump solar pumps from scratch, giving us complete transparency and control over quality.