Aberdeen-based Mintra Training Portal Limited, an established leading provider of learning, training and competency solutions for the oil and gas industry, has declared the appointment of three new directors to further enhance the company’s rapid growth.

Mintra now has a team of 80 specialists in Aberdeen, Oslo and Stavanger. It has invested over £2million in the company’s flagship TrainingPortal learning management system and now offers over 200 eLearning courses.

Sally Hayles joins the leadership team at Mintra as business development director whilst Seonaid McIntosh has taken up the position of operations director. In addition, David Reilly was recently appointed to the role of technical director. Collectively they have over 50 years’ experience in the fields of learning and IT technologies, the majority of which was spent creating and developing Atlas Interactive into a global business.

All three offer vast experience and knowledge of the market which will support Mintra as it continues to meet the requirements of its increasing client base. In recent months Mintra has won contracts with a range of operators and drilling and service companies, worth in excess of £1,000,000.

David brings over 20 years’ experience in the IT industry, spending the last 10 years specialising in the deployment and support of eLearning systems within the oil and gas sector. He has a broad range of technical experience including the planning and delivery of IT solutions and infrastructure. He is responsible for technical and strategic competence and capability within the company.

Newly appointed business development director Sally Hayles has previous extensive experience as a director within a business development role, managing a portfolio of global blue-chip clients for leading oil and gas companies. She previously worked as a business development director at qedi where she played a key role in substantially increasing the business turnover and internationalisation of the business. Previous to this, she worked as VP global sales for Atlas Interactive. In this new role her main responsibility is the company’s sales, strategy and direction.

Operations director Seonaid McIntosh has experience within operations at a senior level, which includes previously managing global blue-chip oil and gas clients for an eLearning company. She has a proven track record in developing strategic collaborations for effective project management. Latterly she was employed as operations manager at Atlas Interactive Limited where she increased profitability considerably and also significantly reduced staff turnover. Within Mintra she will be focussed on investment opportunities, strategy, recruitment and sales campaigns.

Peter Conner, managing director of Mintra, said: “I am delighted to welcome them to the team - it’s a great coup for Mintra to get this level of personnel with proven experience back together again. Mintra prides itself on being a fusion of well-known people with proven knowledge and experience in this field. Each of the three new directors is a perfect fit with the future plans for the company. We continue to be focussed on leading the evolution of oil and gas competency and Mintra’s recent contract wins are testiment to the quality of service we offer.”

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