Ron served in the Royal Air Force until 1992, in both command and staff appointments in the UK and overseas and retired as a wing commander. After leaving the RAF, Ron held a number of senior posts in both the Public and private sectors including Chief Executive of Lincolnshire Health Authority and Chief Executive of 9 Gough Square (now Deka Chambers), one of the largest barristers’ chambers in England. Ron was also a fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and is a fellow of the Institute of Directors. He is a Chartered Director. Ron attended the University of Edinburgh and graduated in 1976 with an MA with joint honours in politics and modern history; he also has an MPhil in International Relations from Cambridge (Queens’ College) and an MBA from Kingston University Business School.
Ron is also Chair of the Nursing and Midwifery Council, and is Independent Chair of the National Joint Council and Middle Managers’ Negotiating Body of UK Local Authority Fire and Rescue Services.