Velosi - quality control, quality assurance, project certification, materials testing, NDE and vendor inspection services

Board of Directors

Dr Nabil Abdul Jalil, aged 57
(Chief Executive Officer)

Dr. Nabil founded the Velosi Group in 1982 and has been the driving force in the growth and expansion of the Group. Dr. Nabil was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Velosi in August 2006. Dr. Nabil is responsible for the overall management and setting of the Group’s business direction and strategies. He obtained a B.Sc (Hons) in Applied Physics from City University, London in 1976, an M.Sc in Physical Methods of Analysis in 1977 and a PhD in Nuclear Physics in 1980 from the University of Aston, Birmingham. Dr Nabil commenced his career as a Research Officer with the Malaysian Tun Ismail Atomic Research Centre prior to founding the Velosi Group.

Joseph Thomas Vincent, aged 63
(Group Commercial Director)

Joseph joined Velosi in September 1994 with responsibility for business development, and was subsequently appointed Group Commercial Director of Velosi in August 2006. Joseph began his career in 1971 with Atkins Inspection Services Limited, where he was responsible for the development of the business both in the UK and overseas. In 1993, he was appointed a Director. He subsequently joined Oilfield Inspection Services, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange, as Managing Director of the Overseas Division from 1988 to 1992 and Group Marketing Director from 1992 to 1993.

Ooi Soon Teik, (known as Dan), aged 42 (Group Finance Director)

Dan was appointed Group Finance Director of Velosi in March 2006. Dan, a Certified Public Accountant (Australia) at Price Waterhouse, has several years experience in corporate finance in both private and public companies in Malaysia. In 2001, Dan founded his own consultancy firm, providing advisory services in corporate finance to small and medium-sized companies, including acting as a consultant to the Velosi Group from November 2004 until his appointment as Group Finance Director in March 2006.

John Anthony Hogan, aged 57
(Non-executive Chairman)

John was appointed Non-Executive Chairman of Velosi in August 2006. John has more than 30 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry, with extensive experience at board level. He spent his early career with Shell, Britoil and Elf Acquitane. He joined LASMO in 1981, running their US operation for 5 years. He was Managing Director of LASMO North Sea between 1989 and 1993 and was appointed to the main board as Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer between 1993 and 1999. Since then John has worked at board level in a number of companies in the energy sector. In addition to his role at Velosi, he is Chief Executive of Argos Resources Limited, a private exploration company, Chairman of PanGeo Inc, an oilfield services company, and Deputy Chairman of Noreco ASA, a Norwegian exploration company.

Marcus John Gregory Stanton, aged 56
(Non-executive Chairman)

Marcus was appointed Non-Executive Director of Velosi in August 2006. Since 2000, Marcus has been a non-executive director of a number of publicly-quoted companies and also acts as a financial expert in litigation involving banks. Marcus is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in investment banking. He was a director at Robert Fleming & Co, from 1993 to 2000, where he was Chief Operating Officer of Global Capital Markets and Head of Structured Finance. Prior to this he was a Director of Hill Samuel & Co.