Jonathan brings over 30 years of experience in the Private Sector, most of it at senior management and director level, to the role at PPANI.  His expertise and understanding extends across the recruitment and training, transport and logistics, manufacturing and FMCG sectors.

Having worked at various locations from Belfast to London and Edinburgh, his responsibilities have included sales and marketing roles in UK, ROI, European and USA markets.

Opting to pursue working with the Public and Voluntary Sectors, he set up his own Management Consultancy company in 2005 where his knowledge and expertise in governance, strategic planning and project management are the primary demands for the charties and private sector business he now works with.

Volunteering is a cause close to his heart and he has given many hours to several local Charties thoughout his career working primarily with vulnerable and at risk adults and young people.

Previous independent role appointments held have been with EHSSB, SHSSB, Independent Monitoring Board for Prisons and the Parades Commission.  Currently he serves as, a Non-Executive Director at the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust, as a Lay Member with the Northern Ireland Social Care Council, as a Lay Representative with the Northern Ireland Medical and Dental Training Agency, as an Independent Assessor with the Commissioner for Public Appointments and as a Lay Member with the Disciplinary Committee of the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland.