Steve is the Group Marketing & Strategic Projects Director for VPS, the market leader in marine fuel testing and advisory services and is responsible for the development and implementation of VPS global business development and marketing strategy, to grow marine services within the ship owner/operator market. Steve joined VPS on 1st July 2016 with 20 years experience in international B2B technical sales and management.
Graduating from Northumbria University with a BSc (Hons) in Applied Chemistry, Steve worked as an R&D Chemist for BNFL, ICI and Sanofi-Aventis, before joining Anachem Ltd, in a commercial role within laboratory instrumentation.
Progressing his international commercial career, Steve moved from technical sales to Sales & Marketing Manager, before becoming the General Manager for a1-Envirotech, gaining formal business management qualifications and awards along the way.
Steve joined Lintec Testing Services Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Intertek, as Operations & Key Accounts Manager in 2007, before becoming General Manager of Lintec in 2011 then Director of Intertek ShipCare in June 2012, a role he held until joining VPS.