Our Teams

Executive Team

Malcolm joined VPS In 2016 and his previous role was Global Operational Excellence manager with SGS, where he spent 10 Years in different management positions. Prior to this Malcolm gained 20 years of experience in General Management and hands-on testing roles in analytical laboratories including BP. He has a BSc (Hons) Applied Chemistry and PhD in Analytical Chemistry.

Malcolm Cooper

Chief Executive Officer

Steve joined VPS In 2016 and his previous role was Global Business Director at Intertek Shipcare, where he was responsible for Business Strategy And Autonomous Running Of Global Marine Services. Steve has more than 20 years of sales experience and 10 years of experience as an R&D Chemist With BNFL, ICI and Sanofi, with A BSc (Hons) In Analytical Chemistry.

Steve Bee

Group Marketing & Strategic Projects Director

Jan joined VPS in 2024 and brings with him 30 years maritime experience. A former Master Mariner, after going ashore

he spent 12 years in commercial shipping and has operated large fleets for a world leading shipping line. Since 2013 Jan has focused fully on Digital Transformation and Decarbonisation, as CCO and CDO in tech as well as CDO for world leading Tanker operator

Jan Wilhelmsson

COO Digital & Decarbonisation

Rahul has been with VPS and its predecessors for more than 29 years and is responsible for leading the operations in Asia, The Middle East and Africa. A former ship captain, Rahul also takes the lead on bunkering matters globally. He has been a member of the technical committee for bunkering in Singapore that oversees development of all bunkering standards. He has an MBA from Henley Management College, UK.

Rahul Choudhuri

President Strategic Partnerships

Andrew joined VPS in 2023 having spent the last 17 years working in the oil and gas and energy industries in various positions and countries. These included technical, commercial, general management, mergers and acquisitions and most recently the New Energies space including renewable energy, biogas and fuels, hydrogen and LNG. He has a BSc (Hons) in Chemistry and started his career in research and development in the lubricants industry for Fuchs.

Andrew Morton

Managing Director AMEA

Steve Laino

Managing Director Americas

John joined VPS at the beginning of 2024. His background is in marine fuels and lubricants. At the start of his career John led business development efforts for a leading on-shore testing and certification business, quickly transitioning into the International Marine space. His specialism transcends client management, Oil Condition Monitoring and fuel testing. He continued to strengthen his knowledge of the maritime sector, serving time with ExxonMobil Marine Lubricants and latterly as Sales Director within a global shipmanagement and services company.

John MacKenzie

Commercial Director - Europe

Frans joined VPS in 2025 and his previous CFO/FD roles were with Cube Cold and TIP Groep in the logistics and cold storage space. Prior to this Frans gained 20 years of experience in senior finance management and investment banking roles with ABN AMRO and HP. Furthermore Frans was a partner with ATOS Consulting. He has a masters in Finance and an MBA from Bradford.

Frans van Helden

Chief Financial Officer

Sales Team

Wolf Rehder

Sales Manager Germany

Thomas Schmidt

Sales Manager Germany

Mats Christensen

Sales Manager Nordics

Linda Stuberg

Key Account Manager VPS Decarbonisation

Christiaan Hop

Sales Manager BENELUX & France

Angelos Vytimas

Sales Manager Mediterranean

Vasileios Koutsoumaris

Sales Manager Mediterranean

Naheed Umarji

Sales Manager VPS Power Europe

Christos Apergis

Account Manager SE Europe

Patrick St-Laurent

Sales Manager Canada & South America

Ken Tanaka

Sales Manager Japan

Pradeep Dias

Sales Manager Middle East & Africa

Alvin Goh

Sales Manager Asia Pacific

Jeffrey Tan

Sales Manager Asia Pacific

Prem Kumar Kathiresan

Business Development Manager Decarbonisation

Li Ting

Decarbonisation Advisor and Business Developer

Guilherme Cirino

Sales Manager Houston

Rolf Buøen

Key Accounts and Business Developer, Digital & Decarbonisation, Europe

Brett Keil

Business Origination Lead - Americas

Digital Decarbonisation Team

John Oosthoek

VP Operations Digital & Decarbonisation

Frank Biegstraaten

VP Technology

Chris Briggs

VP Commercial – VPS Emsys

Group Roles

Dirk de Bruyn

General Manager Middle East and Africa

Adrian Allman

Group OCM Operational Development Manager

Stanley George

Group Technical & Science Manager

James Robinson

VPS Power Business Manager

Peter van den Boomgaard

Group BQS Business Development Manager

Ebru Akgün Özdemir

Marketing & Communications Manager

Jessica Freeman

Group QHSE Manager

Emilian Buksak

VPS Decarbonisation Advisor

Theo Krijgsman

Group FQT Development Manager

Operational Contacts

Name	Function	Email	Phone
Christel Gijsbertsen	QHSE Manager Europe	christel.gijsbertsen@vpsveritas.com	+31 651 487 196
Harun Ar Rashid	Technical Manager Asia	harun.rashid@vpsveritas.com	+65 9298 5232
Christian Ryder	Technical Manager Americas	christian.ryder@vpsveritas.com	+1 281 799 2970
Jeff Edwards	Technical Adviser OCM	jeff.edwards@vpsveritas.com	+44 7770 398257
Andrew Jenkins	VPS Power Senior Technical Advisor	andrew.jenkins@vpsveritas.com	+44 779 947 7042
Ryan Burgess	VPS Power Technical Manager	ryan.burgess@vpsveritas.com	+44 161 776 4534
Marco Koppelaar	BQS Operations Manager Europe	marco.koppelaar@vpsveritas.com	+31 683 810550
Rafael Theseira	BQS Operations Manager Asia	rafael.theseira@vpsveritas.com	+65 9791 7933
Sunil Nair	Technical Manager Middle East	sunil.a.nair@vpsveritas.com	+97 150 4899180
Jenniffer Low	Customer Service Manager Asia	jenniffer.low@vpsveritas.com	+65 68876037