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Johan Du Plessis

Critic · DISC type C
Founder & CEO at tepeo
📍 Greater Reading Area, United Kingdom

Johan du Plessis is the Founder and CEO of tepeo, a CleanTech company he started in 2018 to decarbonize domestic heating. A Chartered Engineer with degrees from Duke University and the University of Bristol, he previously held roles at OVO Energy and BP, focusing on distributed and smart energy solutions.

His interests include following developments at Tesla and reading the Financial Times, reflecting a passion for both technological innovation and business. His recent professional focus has been on building a mission-driven company that balances purpose with profit, as evidenced by tepeos recent B Corp certification.

Johan led tepeo to become the first domestic heating manufacturer to achieve B Corp status, a milestone he described as being personally very important to him.

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Experience
13 Years
Current Role
Founder & CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Reading Area, United Kingdom
Personality Overview

How Johan shows up

Information Seeker
Negotiator
Precise

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They choose to analyze logically and value facts to emotions. They like to do things independently and don’t look for support from others.

Priorities

Topics Johan cares about

Decarbonising Heat
His primary mission is to commercialise technologies that help the world tackle climate change, specifically focusing on the decarbonisation of domestic heat through his company, tepeo.
Clean Technology
He invented the Zero Emission Boiler (ZEB), a heat battery, to provide a low-carbon, affordable alternative to traditional fossil fuel boilers and heat pumps.
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Career

Work history

6-2018
Founder & CEO
tepeo
1-2017 - 5-2018
Head of Smart Heat
OVO Energy
4-2015 - 12-2016
Strategy Consultant
PA Consulting
10-2013 - 4-2014
Project Engineer, GPO Korea
BP
4-2013 - 9-2013
Lead Mechanical Engineer for DP Platform
BP
In the press

Media appearances

Spotlight on: Johan du Plessis, Founder and Chief Executive. Featured in tepeo.com
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Johan du Plessis, founder of tepeo. Featured in Electrical Times
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Education
2008 - 2009
MEM
Duke University
2004 - 2008
MENG
University of Bristol
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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