The Trustees of the Baker Dearing Educational Trust (“Baker Dearing”), the charity that supports and promotes University Technical Colleges (“UTCs”), announce that Simon Connell will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer from August 2019. Simon succeeds Charles Parker, who has served as Chief Executive since 2012. Simon has been Development Director of Baker Dearing since 2016. Prior to joining Baker Dearing, Simon was Chief Operating Officer of Educate, a school support services company, which he co-founded following a successful career in the financial services industry. Simon holds a mathematics degree from the University of…
