Iain Ritson – Edinburgh, UK

A Chartered Engineer (IET), Iain brings to Pioneer Consulting more than 20 years of experience in multi-disciplinary telecommunications projects in submarine and terrestrial environments, with a proven track record of delivering projects on time and on budget. Iain has worked for a number of network operators including: Cable & Wireless, Vodafone and FLAG Telecom (which developed into Reliance Globalcom and Global Cloud Xchange), as well as systems integrators in leadership roles such as project management, engineering, operations and vendor management capacities. Iain holds a BSc in Engineering Systems from Napier University, Edinburgh, and an MSc from Loughborough University in Computer Integrated Manufacture. He is also a Chartered Manager from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). As Pioneer Consulting’s Senior Director, Iain is responsible for advising clients in the development of new submarine cable systems.