Jamieson Robert Forrest Bennett (commonly known as Jamie Bennett) is a business
entrepreneur from
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...
, Scotland. He is currently chairman and CEO of OPEX Group.
Bennett was born in December 1971 and grew up in
Aberdeenshire
Aberdeenshire ( sco, Aiberdeenshire; gd, Siorrachd Obar Dheathain) is one of the 32 Subdivisions of Scotland#council areas of Scotland, council areas of Scotland.
It takes its name from the County of Aberdeen which has substantially differe ...
where he attended
Turriff Academy
Turriff Academy is a non denominational comprehensive co-educational secondary school located in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It serves a large catchment area lying between Inverurie in the south, Huntly to the west, Banff to the north and ...
before going onto study engineering at the
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen ( sco, University o' 'Aiberdeen; abbreviated as ''Aberd.'' in List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom), post-nominals; gd, Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public university, public research university in Aberdeen, Sc ...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Engineering (honours).
Career
In 1995, Bennett started his first company, Atlas Interactive Limited, an oil and gas technology business that developed
e-learning software.
Bennett sold Atlas in 2007 and left the business in 2009.
In 2010, Bennett founded Enerco Venture, an investment company focused on the gas and oil industry.
One of Enerco's first investments was Operational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd.
In 2011, Enerco invested in Mintra and together the companies formed Mintra Training Portal, a provider of competency services for the oil and gas industry.
In 2013, Enerco Group invested £3 million in the redevelopment of an office complex in the west end of Aberdeen.
Bennett is currently chairman and CEO of OPEX Group. OPEX provides data analytics to oil and gas companies.
Bennett was inaugural winner of the Elevator 'Inspirational Mentor of the Year' award in 2018, recognizing his support of aspiring business owners.
References
External links
Atlas Interactive homepageEnerco Group homepageOperational Excellence homepageMintra Training Portal homepage
*Elevator Awards Homepag
*RGU News: Streetsport received Enerco Suppor
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Scottish businesspeople
Businesspeople from Aberdeen
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
People educated at Turriff Academy
Alumni of the University of Aberdeen