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Adam Hearne

CEO and Co-founder at CarbonChain

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Overview

Adam Hearne is CEO and Co-founder at CarbonChain [1][3], a company focused on helping supply chain, sustainability, and procurement leaders in metals, oil and gas, agriculture, and manufacturing address regulatory compliance and emissions measurement [2]. Hearne's prior experience includes roles at Amazon as Senior Program Manager for Supply Chain [4], and multiple positions at Rio Tinto spanning value chain analysis, process integration, and consulting between 2012 and 2018 [6][7][10]. Hearne also served as Innovation Advisor at Rio Tinto [5] and held operational roles at CDC Group plc and Medopad [8][9]. Hearne holds an MBA in General Management from London Business School [11] and a Master of Information Technology in Business Process Management from QUT [12], along with a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from the same institution [13].

Profile introduction
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As CEO of CarbonChain, I help senior supply chain, sustainability, and procurement leaders in metals, oil and gas, agriculture, and manufacturing cut through the complexity of CBAM, Scope 3 emissions, product carbon footprints and corporate carbon footprints. 
We turn regulatory headaches into strategic advantages: accurate data, automated reporting, and real decarbonization pathways that protect margins and unlock opportunities with banks & traders. 
If you’re facing CBAM data requests, EU compliance pressure, or need better visibility into supplier emissions, let’s connect. I share practical…

Career history

  1. CEO and Co-founderAug 2019 to presentCarbonChain
  2. Senior Program Manager - Supply ChainNov 2016 to Jul 2019Amazon
  3. Innovation AdvisorOct 2017 to Feb 2018Rio Tinto
  4. Principal ConsultantMay 2015 to Nov 2016Rio Tinto
  5. Diamonds - Value Chain AnalystOct 2014 to Jan 2015Rio Tinto
  6. Strategic ResourcingJun 2014 to Dec 2014CDC Group plc
  7. Head of Operations and Product ManagementJun 2014 to Dec 2014Medopad
  8. Superintendent - Process Integration and EmbeddingJun 2012 to Sep 2013Rio Tinto

Education

  1. Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), General Management2013 - 2015London Business School
  2. Master of Information Technology, Business Process Management2006 - 2007QUT (Queensland University of Technology))
  3. Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours), Business Process Management2002 - 2006QUT (Queensland University of Technology))

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