Mark Bennington IEng MSOE MIRTE JP is an experienced education and skills consultant, currently serving as a Consultant for Further Education & Skills at MSB Consult Limited and as a Member of the Board of Trustees for Abbey Multi Academy Trust. Notable previous roles include Vice Principal Corporate Operations at Kirklees College, where strategic leadership in estates, facilities, and IT services was provided, as well as Interim Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer at Chesterfield College. Mark's extensive background also includes positions at Rathbone Training UK, where national responsibility for work-based learning provision was held, and operational management of training centres at ReMIT Training. Mark began a career in the British Army, serving as an Engineering Artificer in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.