Jamie Bennett
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Jamie Bennett is an entrepreneur
from Aberdeen
, Scotland.
In 1995 Bennett founded Atlas Interactive Limited, an international oil and gas technology business. The company created online learning programmes specifically for the oil and gas industry (350,000 courses/users each year) including a safety diagnostic e-learning
programme known as Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST), which has been applied across the UK oil and gas industry
on behalf of industry body OPITO - The Oil and Gas Academy. Bennett sold Atlas Interactive to private equity
company HgCapital in 2007
and left the business in 2009 establishing Enerco Venture Company Limited, an entrepreneurial investment company focused on oil and gas technology businesses. Enerco Venture during 2010 and 2011 invested in a number of companies including Operational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd and Mintra Training Portal Ltd.
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
from Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
, Scotland.
In 1995 Bennett founded Atlas Interactive Limited, an international oil and gas technology business. The company created online learning programmes specifically for the oil and gas industry (350,000 courses/users each year) including a safety diagnostic e-learning
E-learning
E-learning comprises all forms of electronically supported learning and teaching. The information and communication systems, whether networked learning or not, serve as specific media to implement the learning process...
programme known as Minimum Industry Safety Training (MIST), which has been applied across the UK oil and gas industry
Oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom
This article sets out the role of the UK oil and gas industry in the economy, energy supply and technology. It also covers the industry’s safety and environmental record and its prospects for the future.-Location:...
on behalf of industry body OPITO - The Oil and Gas Academy. Bennett sold Atlas Interactive to private equity
Private equity
Private equity, in finance, is an asset class consisting of equity securities in operating companies that are not publicly traded on a stock exchange....
company HgCapital in 2007
and left the business in 2009 establishing Enerco Venture Company Limited, an entrepreneurial investment company focused on oil and gas technology businesses. Enerco Venture during 2010 and 2011 invested in a number of companies including Operational Excellence (OPEX) Group Ltd and Mintra Training Portal Ltd.