Dawn Childs FREng is the Chief Executive Officer for Pure Data Centres (Operations), having formerly been UK Change Director for National Grid . Prior to this she was the Group Engineering Director for Merlin Entertainments Group with responsibility for engineering delivery, standards, practices and processes across the worldwide portfolio of more than 130 theme parks, resorts and attractions. This followed a tenure at Gatwick Airport as the Head of Engineering, responsible for all of the infrastructure and technical services at the airport. She joined Gatwick in 2012 after 23 years as an Engineering Officer in the RAF. In October 2018 she became the President of the Women’s Engineering Society and is also a Trustee for World Skills UK.