Management

Yomi is the Chief Financial Officer, which incorporates all finance functions together with human resources and corporate administrative functions. He also holds the position of Company Secretary.

He is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), with over 15 years’ experience in Accounting and Finance, and holds a first degree in Zoology.

Yomi has been responsible for delivering outstanding service to the business covering accounting, finance, budgeting, forecasting, implementing and driving corporate and financial strategies and policies.

Mahmoud co-founded Silixa in April 2007 to develop and commercialise the next generation of optical fibre sensors.

Mahmoud previously co-founded Sensornet in 1998 and as CEO grew the company from its two-man roots to a successful, internationally-operating company and a rapidly-growing turnover.

Mahmoud is the joint winner of two DTI SMART awards, the prestigious 2000 Manufacturing Metrology for World Class Manufacturing Award (Frontier Science and Measurement).

Michael joined Silixa as a Business Development Manager for industrial monitoring applications in 2011. Prior to joining the company, he worked a number of years in the field as a Senior Engineer and Project Manager in the oil & gas sector.

Michael holds a master’s degree in Communications & Radio Engineering from King’s College and a PhD in optical fibre instrumentation from Imperial College, University of London.

Michael is responsible for expanding upon Silixa’s position as a leading provider of distributed sensing technology into the environmental, alternative energy and industrial. He has been instrumental in introducing new measurement technology to the emerging CCUS market including plume, passive seismic and microseismic monitoring.

He has authored several international publications and is a widely acknowledged expert in applying DFOS to the challenges of the green energy sector.

Tom co-founded Silixa in 2007 and is Silixa’s Chief Technology Officer.

As CTO, Tom takes the lead with the development of Silixa’s iDAS and ULTIMA DTS range of instruments and oversees Silixa’s application-specific development projects.

Tom’s awards include the Metrology for World Class Manufacturing Award and British Telecom Technological Innovation Award for an extremely fine-resolution optical wavelength meter.

Jackson joined Silixa in 2011 and has over 15 years of experience in research, product development and manufacturing in the field of fibre optic instrumentation. As VP Engineering and Manufacturing, he manages the engineering of Silixa’s optical interrogator products and manufacturing capabilities.

He holds a PhD from City University London and has authored/co-authored multiple peer reviewed and conference publication. He also holds a Bachelor’s degree in electronic engineering and a Master’s degree in fibre optic sensing from University of Manchester and Institute of Science & Technology (UMIST).

Martina Nardi is an accomplished business leader with almost 20 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. 

As VP of Operations at LUNA Innovations, she leads the integration of LIOS, OptaSense, and Silixa to strengthen the company’s position as a market leader in fibre-optic sensing, driving efficiency, collaboration, and innovative product offerings. 

Her background includes more than a decade of leadership at Baker Hughes and Weatherford, where she oversaw geoscience operations, business transformation initiatives, global repair and maintenance operations for wireline services, and successfully expanded the offshore market presence in regions such as Guyana and the Gulf of Mexico. Known for a strategic, analytical, and people‑focused leadership style, Martina is committed to operational excellence, sustainable growth, and empowering high‑performing teams.