Will Larkin
Chief Operating Officer @ High Temperature Material Systems
About
I’ve always been drawn to the challenge of building something from the ground up. After more than a decade at a top-tier bank — learning the discipline of scale, structure, and risk management — I found myself increasingly motivated by a different question: What if the next big breakthrough doesn’t come from established players, but from bold new ideas? That curiosity led me into the start-up world, where I’ve spent the last ten+ years founding and scaling businesses across education, healthcare, engineering, and deep tech. I’ve seen first-hand what it takes to move from a blank sheet of paper to a functioning company: raising capital, finding product-market fit, building high-performing teams, and creating the operational backbone that allows innovation to grow sustainably. What excites me most is working with ambitious people and disruptive technologies — the moments where vision meets execution. I’m at my best when taking complexity and shaping it into clear strategy, structure, and results. What I bring to the table: • A track record of fundraising and investor engagement • Deep experience in business development and pipeline creation • Business operations and governance • Commercial strategy and market entry expertise • Team building and leadership across diverse sectors • Data-driven decision making and process optimisation Whether as a founder, co-founder, or senior leader, I thrive at the intersection of strategy and execution — turning ambitious ideas into scalable, investable, and impactful businesses.
United Kingdom
Royal Leamington Spa
Aviation & Aerospace
Sales, Early Stage Investment, Pipeline Construction, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Business Ownership, Start-up Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, Financial Analysis, Business Analysis, Accounting, Management, Portfolio Management, Financial Risk, Strategy, Start-ups, Business Development, Marketing, Education
Experience
Chief Operating Officer
High Temperature Material Systems
Leamington Spa / Bristol
Will Larkin is Chief Operating Officer at HTMS, a technology company pioneering advanced ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) for next-generation mobility. With a focus on thermal protection solutions for HTMS' customers, working closely with OEMs, Tier 1s and Tier 2 suppliers to deliver materials that combine high performance, lightweight efficiency and safety. At HTMS, Will is responsible for business growth, strategic partnerships and market development. His role bridges the technical innovation of HTMS’s engineering team with the commercial needs of customers, ensuring that cutting-edge composite technologies are not only fit for purpose but scalable and manufacturable for the automotive industry. Will brings a strong background in leadership and business development, having worked across high-growth technology sectors. His expertise lies in building lasting collaborations with global manufacturers and suppliers, creating ecosystems where new materials can accelerate the shift to sustainable mobility.
Investor
Camallergy
Investor
ScreenCloud
London
Founder
VitxCycle
Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom
Investor
LOVESPACE
Founder
TutorWise Ltd
St Albans, United Kingdom
Founded TutorWise Ltd, a leading provider of One to One in-home tuition based in St Albans, Hertfordshire. Providing home tutoring for students of all ages, all abilities and across all subjects, specifically tailored to the needs of the student.
Senior Manager
RBS
London, United Kingdom
Senior Manager within Restructuring Operations responsible for delivery of both tactical and strategic projects, covering Regulatory, Credit & Reputational Risk and business process improvements. Tasked with delivering high standard, fit for purpose solutions for complex problems including multiple stakeholder management.
Senior Corporate Manager, Restructuring
RBS
Bishopsgate, London
Managed a portfolio of high risk Corporate and Commercial customers. Tasked to pro-actively manage these customers to mitigate the Bank's risk and return them back to a front line Relationship Manager once the financial and/or operational restructure completed.
Chief Operating Officer, Restructuring EMEA
RBS
Amsterdam
International assignment to roll out the department’s global operating model across both ABN and RBS offices across EMEA. Created a COO team responsible for the implementation of all the department’s policy, procedures and systems across the region.
Credit & Operational Risk Manager
RBS
London, United Kingdom
Relationship Manager
RBS
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Education
The University of Manchester
Financial Services
Accounting Analysis and Planning Business Lending International Trade Finance Management and Organisation in Financial Services Marketing Risk Analysis and Evaluation Risk Financing and Management The Monetary & Financial System
Coventry University
Economics
International Economics European Economics Development Economics Entreprenership
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