Executive Board
Julian Wheatland - Chairman
Julian Wheatland is the founder and Chief Executive of Hatton International. Julian is an experienced financier and international project development expert. He specialises in cross-border and inward investment transactions, with a particular focus on international trade and economic development projects in emerging economies. Julian is also an internationally recognised expert in assisting global defence and aerospace contractors with their economic development (offset) commitments to customer countries. Before founding Hatton International, Julian was head of the International Division at the UK structured finance house, Consensus Business Group. At Consensus he built an $800m international investment portfolio and developed FDI projects in North America, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Prior to Consensus, Julian was a Founder of Edengene, the specialist strategic innovation business and was a Managing Consultant at PA Consulting, where he was an authority on entrepreneurial venture development. Julian is a Chartered Engineer and an MBA graduate of The Wharton Business School.
Nigel Oakes - Chief Executive Officer
Nigel Oakes was educated at Eton College and later established the Behavioural Dynamics Working Group at UCL, dedicated to the psychology of influence. In 1982 he joined Monte Carlo TV as a producer and in 1985 became the Head of International Production. Two years later, Nigel joined Saatchi and Saatchi as a Senior Producer. In 1989, he established the Behavioural Dynamics Working Group at University College London and in 1990 the Behavioural Dynamics Institute (BDi) was formed as a centre of excellence and a research facility for strategic communication. In 1993 Nigel set up Strategic Communication Laboratories and using the new communication methodology from BDi, ran election campaigns and national communication campaigns for a broad variety of international governments. Published clients include South Africa, USA, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Antigua, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Grenada, Nepal, Pakistan and Switzerland.
Alexander Nix - Director
Alexander Nix was educated at Eton College and Manchester University. He began his career as a financial analyst with Baring Securities in Mexico. In 1998 he moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he was co-founding partner of an eCRM and telephony outsourcing business. Between 1999 and 2001 he developed the business across the Mercosur region. In 2001 he returned to the UK to work for Robert Fraser & Partners LLP, a boutique Corporate Finance and tax advisory firm. Shortly after, he joined Robert Fraser Corporate Finance, where, as an Assistant Director, he worked as principal and in an advisory capacity on UK M&A and transaction work. In 2003 Alexander joined SCL as a Director. Aside from managing the operations of the business, his responsibilities included growing SCL internationally, together with developing new markets for SCL's many behavioural products and services.
Alex Oakes - Director
Alex Oakes was educated at Eton College, Brookes University, Oxford and the Chartered Institute of Marketing, before moving to Hong Kong in 1992 to work with Cazenove & Co. In 1994 he was headhunted to run Drax Myanmar Ltd, an enterprising new venture in Burma, as Operations Director. In 1998, he joined Strategic Communication Laboratories, running the financial and administrative aspects of the business. In 2003, Alex established The Diagnostic Clinic with ex-Orange founder Hans Snook to introduce a one-stop diagnostic facility in London before handing over to a new CEO and returning to SCL as Finance Director.