A Q&A with TankSafe® CEO, Ryan Wholey

Life, leadership,
and the road ahead…

What does your role involve at TankSafe®?

As CEO of TankSafe, I lead the global strategy for the business, with the aim of ensuring all new trucks on our roads are fully protected.

My aim is to inspire and drive innovation that will enable TankSafe to become a standardised part on all trucks – making our roads safer and protecting the environment.

I travel frequently to support TankSafe partners and engage directly with OEMs around the world. My record number of flights in one year is 52!

Day to day, it’s my privilege to lead the passionate team that are the TankSafe family.

What’s your background?

Post uni and prior to founding TankSafe, I spent 3 years in London selling property in the West End. When I co-founded TankSafe in 2001, I was Sales Director through to 2006, before becoming CEO.

What excites you about the future of TankSafe?

The sheer potential.

TankSafe OPTIMUM9 is still the only device in the world that provides 100% protection to the fuel; preventing fuel theft, diesel spills and overfilling.

To this day, most OEMs still haven’t realised the significant opportunity that exists, which is to fully protect their customers’ biggest operating cost!

TankSafe is truly innovative with clear customer demand. The aim? To ensure the billions of litres of fuel on our roads are safe and secure.

What has been your biggest achievement so far, either personally or professionally?

Personally - my family.

Professionally:

TankSafe on major OEM production lines
Our wonderful global network of customers and partners
Two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise

What do you enjoy doing away from work?

Spending time with my wife and children, travel, and sport, particularly horse racing.

I also enjoy the challenge and adventure of mountain climbing.

If you could meet any three famous people in the world, alive or deceased, to have a chat with, who would they be?

Tony Robbins

Prof. Brian Cox

Jesus Christ

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