Board of Directors

Derwent Training is governed by a Board of Directors who are made up of Directors and Senior Managers from local employers.

Our current Board of Directors are:

• Chairman: Richard Shaw - Managing Director at Ellis Patents
• Vice Chairman: Danny McFarlane - Production Director at Ellis Patents/
• Finance Director: Steve Pearson - Finance Controller at Autohorn Fleet Services
• Board Member: Alan Pickering - Joint Managing Director at Unison
• Board Member: Ann Watson - Chief Executive Officer of Semta
• Board Member: Alan Suggett

If you are interested in joining our Board of Directors, please email Derwent Training’s Chief Executive Offer, Claire Gavaghan on claire.gavaghan@derwenttraining.co.uk

Staff List

• Claire Gavaghan – Chief Executive Officer
• Gary Simm – Quality Manager
• Nichola Zanda – Business Support Manager
• Bob Hardie – Trainer
• Colin Frank – Trainer
• Femi Omitade – Trainer
• Colin Lucas – Trainer
• Mike Smith – Trainer
• Stuart Pitts – Trainer
• Trevor Smith – Trainer
• Nick Bylo – Trainer
• Gerald Goodwin – Trainer
• Susan Dickinson – Trainer
• Lauren Heslington – Business Development Officer
• Laura Pearson – Business Administrator