Who we are
Speeki operates as a private limited company with 100% ownership held by its founder and CEO, Scott Lane.
This ownership structure naturally simplifies certain aspects of traditional corporate governance, as the alignment between ownership and management reduces the principal-agent challenges that typically require extensive oversight mechanisms in publicly traded or multi-stakeholder companies.
Our governance model
Despite our simple structure, Speeki maintains rigorous adherence to core governance principles that underpin organizational integrity and stakeholder trust. The company implements comprehensive conflict of interest disclosure procedures, maintains transparent financial reporting, and upholds clear accountability frameworks across all operations. These practices reflect Speeki's commitment to the same governance standards we advocate for our clients—demonstrating that sound governance is about principles and practices, not merely regulatory compliance.
Speeki's governance approach emphasises substance over form. While we may not require independent board oversight in the traditional sense, we maintain strict separation of duties in financial controls, engage external auditors for assurance, and apply documented policies across key risk areas including anti-bribery, data protection, and stakeholder engagement. This alignment between our internal practices and our external advisory work ensures authenticity in how we guide clients through their own governance challenges.
Our governance model reflects a broader truth: effective governance is ultimately about creating systems that ensure ethical decision-making, transparent operations, and accountability to stakeholders—regardless of ownership structure. At Speeki, these principles are embedded in how we operate daily, reinforced by our ISO certifications and the professional standards our team maintains across multiple jurisdictions.
Compliance Ventures Ltd, based in Hong Kong is the 100% owner of Speeki Pte Ltd
David Youngson, Independent Director of Compliance Ventures Ltd and Speeki
Scott Lane, Founder, CEO Chair, and 100% shareholder of Compliance Ventures Ltd
Independence: Why it matters
Speeki Europe SAS is our accredited certification body. It operates independently from other Speeki entities and, like every company in our group, provides zero consulting services. We never audit what we've built.
Unlike accounting firms that audit their consulting clients, we maintain strict separation between assurance and advisory. If you need consulting, we point you elsewhere. If you need credible, defensible assurance, we're the partner.
This independence protects you when regulators, investors, or stakeholders question your certifications.
We practice what we certify.
Speeki is ISO 27001 certified for information security management. Our Engage® platform and client data handling meet the same standards we audit others against.
When we certify your ISO 37000 governance system or ISO 42001 AI management, we're not theoretical auditors — we've implemented these frameworks ourselves. We understand what works in practice, not just what standards require on paper.
How Nicole AI is governed
We're building AI governance capability while pursuing ISO 42001 certification ourselves.
Nicole's oversight:
All Nicole-generated outputs reviewed by human auditors before client delivery
Training data governance prevents bias introduction
Audit trail for every AI decision point
Regular algorithmic fairness testing
Human override on all certification decisions
Nicole speeds up analysis. Humans make judgments. This is the AI governance model we recommend to clients seeking ISO 42001 certification—and it's how we operate internally.
