Helen Pitchford and Chris Allen have been appointed to the board of Junior Achievement Isle of Man.

Chris Allen, who was educated in England and holds an Honours degree in mechanical engineering, moved to the Isle of Man in 1999 to join the aerospace manufacturing sector
He worked for Ronaldsway Aircraft Company in Ballasalla, then Smiths Aerospace, GE Aviation and latterly for the Triumph Group in Onchan where he is director and general manager.

He is chair of the Isle of Man Chamber of Commerce’s manufacturing and technical industries committee and with the chamber’s engineering sector skills group which he chaired for seven years.
He has played a key role in developing the ACE (Awareness of Careers in Engineering) programme in schools and establishing new engineering apprenticeship programmes at the Isle of Man College.

Helen Pitchford is responsible for all aspects of Appleby’s business development, marketing and communications strategy.
She has spent more than 20 years in professional services marketing including time in London working for Ernst & Young and SJ Berwin LLP.