The chair of AIM-listed training technology company Pennant International Group has died, the business has confirmed. John Ponsonby passed away after a short illness, according to the Cheltenham-headquartered firm.
Mr Ponsonby was appointed as a non-executive director of Pennant in 2018 and became its chair in 2021.
During his career, he served in the Royal Green Jackets - an infantry regiment of the British Army - and Royal Air Force for 33 years. His time in the Armed Forces took him to many parts of the world including Gibraltar, Hong Kong, West Germany, the Falkland Islands, former Yugoslavia and Northern Ireland.