Mervyn Skates – Operations Director

Mervyn joined Pennant as Chief Operating Officer in January 2019 and was appointed to the Board as Operations Director effective 1 January 2020.

Mervyn heads up the Group’s technical training business in the UK and Middle East and is also responsible for the delivery of key projects, business planning and organisational change.

Prior to joining Pennant, Mervyn held various senior operational roles within BAE Systems most recently as Operations Director for BAE Systems SDT in Saudi Arabia which operates a large aviation training facility. Merv is also a member of the Strategy Committee.