PASMA directors

PASMA’s technical manager, Don
Aers (pictured), and training
scheme manager, Stuart Hopkins,
have both been appointed directors
of the Association. They become
technical director and director of
training, respectively.

Aers joined the Association in
January 2010 from the Youngman
Group. After graduating in
engineering from Brunel University,
Aers worked for Pye, BOC and
Alcatel. He joined the Youngman
Group as technical manager in 1995.

Hopkins joined the Association in
2008 from HSS where he was group
senior trainer. He holds the
certificate in training practice from
the Chartered Institute of Personnel
Development, the RoSPA safety
instructor’s certificate and was
chairman of the IPAF training
committee 2004-2005.