Our Team
Our growing business is led by a highly experienced senior management team, who have a strong mix of expertise in finance, commercial vehicle and fleet management, maintenance, and customer service. We’re proud of this depth of quality, skills and professionalism.
Dan Keating
Managing Director
Dan has more than 26 years’ experience within the transport and environmental industry. He joined VLS in 2009 and since then has overseen the development and modernisation of the business, providing a complete management and maintenance service for 5,000 vehicles. He is involved in the delivery of all key strategic aspects of the business. Qualified in transport management, he originally came to VLS having been a Director of Analytical and Environmental Services, the environmental consultancy division of Northumbrian Water, for 14 years.
Justin Bower
Commercial Manager
Joined VLS after graduation in June 1999, becoming Commercial Manager in 2005. Responsible for the management of key client account relationships and a team producing detailed vehicle, plant and ancillary equipment specifications from the outset, through to procurement, build, delivery and on-going management of our fleets. He manages our fantastic, experienced team with the skill set to deliver for our major utility end-user owners and other corporate clients.
Paul Russell
Commercial Manager
Paul has worked in the vehicle rental and leasing sector for more than 25 years across a variety of roles including operations, sales, commercial and general management. He’s worked with Avis Europe, Nexus Vehicle Management and AMT Fleet solutions. He joined VLS in 2015 as Commercial Manager covering a wide-ranging portfolio of responsibilities that ensures we deliver value to both the customers and our shareholders. He’s passionate about developing people and creating high performance teams while delivering great customer service that exceeds expectations.
Greg Askell
Head of Operational Service Delivery
Greg has 30 years’ experience working within major fleets and specialising in fleet maintenance, contract management and vehicle specifications. Greg previously worked for Northgate vehicle hire and Northumbria Police before joining VLS in May 2012 as a technical job controller. Since joining VLS he has worked in several different roles within the business including contract manager, service manager and now Head of Operational Service Delivery, responsible for the service that we provide to all VLS customers via our workshop network.<br />
Edward Hill
Finance Director
Edd joined VLS as Finance Director in March 2022, having previously been a senior manager within the Audit Practice at Deloitte LLP in Newcastle. In total Edd has spent 10 years at both PwC LLP, qualifying as a chartered accountant in 2015, and Deloitte LLP working across a wide variety of clients, both in and outside of the North-East. Edd leads the company in all finance matters and in particular liaising with the board and other key stakeholders
Meet Our Team
Our growing business is led by a highly experienced senior management team, who have a strong mix of expertise in finance, commercial vehicle and fleet management, maintenance, and customer service. We’re proud of this depth of quality, skills and professionalism.
Our Team
Customer Experiences
Don’t just take our word for it! A series of testimonials from some of our key clients.
Customer Experiences
Sustainability & CSR
We know that sustainability and the impact on our communities in which we work are as important to you as they are to us. At VLS we pride ourselves in our approach to sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Sustainability & CSR
Accreditations
We are fully certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001 and ISO 45001 standards providing a well organised operation dedicated to delivering quality, safety, compliance and operational efficiency for our customers.
