Mr H A (Tony) Cann has been involved in computers and education over the last 15 years. Currently he is Vice-Chairman of Promethean Ltd, the leading manufacturer of collaborative classrooms systems using Promethean interactive whiteboards and Activote the student voting system. He is also Chairman of several other private companies, a Director of the University for Industry, a Trustee of The Ruskin Foundation and Director of the Bowland Charitable Trust.
He was a Governor of Nelson and Colne College, a member of the National Advisory Council for Education and Training Targets (NACETT), Chairman of the Finance and General Purposes Committee at Lancaster University and was the founding Chairman of the East Lancashire Training and Enterprise Council (ELTEC), and a member of the Further Education Funding Council (FEFC).