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Engineering Council appoints new CEO

16th Jul 2010

Jon Prichard

The Engineering Council is pleased to announce the appointment of Jon Prichard as its new CEO. Jon will be joining the regulatory body at the beginning of August to replace Andrew Ramsay, who is retiring after 13 successful years at the organisation including eight years as its CEO.

Jon is already well known to the Engineering Council, having served on the Board from 2003 – 2007 and is currently Chairman of Trustees for the organisation’s pension scheme.

Chairman of the Engineering Council Board, Professor Kel Fidler says “We are very pleased and excited by Jon’s appointment as CEO. His background and experience align well with the needs of the Engineering Council as it meets the challenges faced by the engineering profession in the coming years”.

Jon, a Chartered Engineer, joins the Engineering Council from High-Point Rendel, where as Director of Resources he is responsible for delivering the HR, IT, Quality Assurance and business support functions; a role he has held since 2007. Prior to that he was an executive director at the Institution of Civil Engineers where he was responsible for revitalising the delivery of the learned society function, having previously led and reorganised the membership, qualifications and HR teams. Jon has also spent 19 years as an officer in the Corps of Royal Engineers, serving both in the UK and overseas.