Scott Jones appointed Navitas CEO

The son of Navitas founder Rod Jones has been appointed the company's chief executive while former Wesfarmers executive Colin Pavlovich has been appointed chief financial officer.

The move comes after the finalisation of a record $2.3 billion private equity deal backed by BGH Capital, Rod Jones and other investors.

David Buckingham will step down as CEO and will be replaced by Scott Jones.

Scott Jones has worked with Navitas for 18 years, and during that time held senior executive roles across all the company’s operational areas.

Philip Mirams will step down as CFO and will be replaced by Colin Pavlovich.

Mr Pavlovich has in the past worked with EY, and was most recently CFO of Wesfarmers' department store division.

In a statement, BGH Capital's Ben Gray expressed confidence in the appointments.

“Education is a highly specialised sector and [Mr Jones] has demonstrated that he has an in-depth understanding of the sector here in Australia and overseas, as well as extremely strong relationships with the stakeholders who are crucial to the company’s future success,” he said.

“[Mr Pavlovich] brings to Navitas outstanding finance and leadership skills as well as very strong commercial acumen and will be a wonderful addition to the Navitas Leadership team.”