Keith Mack was CNATS about '85-86, about the time CAA thought they had too many ATCOs and trawled to see if anyone would be interested in redundancy.
Re Ian Pedder - my old Herc' nav' mate Jim Clark worked for him when he was an OO at HQ. This was before Jim became an ATCO and subsequently joined 'B' Watch at LATCC.
I remember Jim telling me that he was tasked with preparing a lot of paperwork on something like changes to airspace and he had a lot of angst and non co-operation from a snotty RAF Wg Cdr ATCO. Before the big meeting Pedder called Jim to his office and asked if everything was in order - Jim being an honest chap replied that it was apart from the lack of help from said Wg Cdr. At the start of the meeting Pedder stood up and looking pointedly at the RAF man, made a great show of thanking Mr Clark for his efforts. Top man!
Was Bill Semple CNATS about '97-98?