Lighting The Way Forward

SAMUEL MARKS JOINED A NEW DISRUPTIVE INDUSTRY BECAUSE HE BELIEVED IN DOING GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, AND AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF VIVID TECHNOLOGY HE IS DOING SO

- Oliver Featherston

When Vivid Technology’s Managing Director Samuel Marks turned 30, he left his role at GE to take stock, stop, and consider where he wanted to go professionally and what his next steps should be.

On a piece of paper, he came up with a list of five things that would motivate him, one of which was working in an industry he could feel passionate about. For Samuel, there were three such industries, and one of those revolved around environmental work, doing something for the greater good.

Four years on from GE, Samuel found himself at Vivid Technology, fulfilling that ambition of doing good. “In making the decision to orientate my career towards environmental work, I realised that to create true sustainable outcomes would take disruptive technology, innovation and commercial results,” Samuel says.