GLASGOW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE - Key Persons

Alan Busby

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Senior Events and Professional Development Manager

Alan Thomson

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Nominated Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Head of Corporate Relations, Scottish Water

Alison Coia

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Business Operations Director

Andrew Dobbie

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Director
Director, MadeBrave
Founder and Director of Made

Andrew Dobbie is the Founder and Director of MadeBrave, a full-service digital creative agency based in Glasgow. A Graphic Designer and Photographer by trade, Andrew spent 8 years as a Creative Director before starting MadeBrave with just £1000 in the bank and a 2-week-old baby. The business doubled turnover from year 1 to year 2 and now three years on, the agency now employs 20 people and services high-profile brands such as Aggreko, Springbank Distillery, Linn Products, Arup and The SSE Hydro. The company's performance has been recognised in the form of two awards, one of which was for Andrew himself, who was awarded Outstanding Contribution by a Young Business Leader at the 2014 Inspiring City Awards. Despite a busy three years of growing and developing a busy agency, Andrew also managed to co-found Tinggly.com, a gift experience website - applying his knowledge and skills in branding, design and marketing to the project. With one eye always on the next opportunity, Andrew is now in the process of launching MadeSocial, which will offer social media training and support to brands looking to improve their social presence.

Andrew Jackson

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President of the United States

Anne Ledgerwood - SEVP

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Deputy President
Member of the Board
Centre Director, St. Enoch Centre
Chairman of the City Centre Retail Association

Anne Marie Hughes

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Marketing and Communications Manager

Ashleigh McCulloch

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Creative Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and Regional Lead, DYW Glasgow

Audrey Hamilton

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Finance Manager

Brian Fulton

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Member of the Board
Chairman of the Sauchiehall Street Business Improvement District
Director and Co - Owner of Holdfast Entertainment Group
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants

Brian Fulton is a Director and Co-Owner of Holdfast Entertainment Group who run the Garage and Cathouse Nightclubs in Glasgow. He joined Holdfast (then CPL) in 1999 as their Financial Controller, became their Director of Finance and now, in addition to undertaking the role of Finance, has responsibility for the Group's Operational functions. Brian has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Scotland since 1996. Elected Council Director of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce in 2008, Brian has been a member of the Board since January 2009. Chair of the Sauchiehall Street Business Improvement District, Brian also sits on the Sauchiehall Street Task Force, the Glasgow City Centre Task Force and Glasgow's Business Resilience Council, representing the nightime economy. He is a founding member of the NTIA Scotland Commission and served for many years as Treasurer and a Trustee of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland. To relax, Brian can be found running with his partner Claire and paddleboarding on the Lochs of Scotland.

Bruce Woods

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Director of the Trades House of Glasgow
Nominated Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Director, the Trades House of Glasgow

Bruce is a Director of the Trades House of Glasgow, a charity focusing on both educational initiatives and supporting people in need, giving donations of more than £750,000 annually to deserving causes and individuals.

Carol Griffiths

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Customs Declarations Executive

Carol Henry

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Member of the Board
Board Member, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Group People Director, Arnold Clark

Carol Henry has been People Director of the Arnold Clark Group for eight years. After gaining a B.A. (Hons) in Business Management with HR, she spent three years at Scottish Power in an HR role before Joining the Arnold Clark Group in 2002. Today, Carol leads all of the departments that create the Arnold Clark employee experience. Together these department support over 11,000 employees across the UK; this includes over 200 Arnold Clark branches, two head office locations and three GTG training facilities. Passionate about employee engagement, Carol sets the tone for the Group's diversity, inclusion and wellbeing strategies, while spearheading the way for youth and female recruitment in the automotive industry. The incredibly successful Girls with Skills initiative works to break gender stereotypes in the automotive industry, giving young women the opportunity to start a career at Arnold Clark. A chartered fellow of the CIPD, Carol strives to deliver the best possible employee experience, ensuring the values of Arnold Clark are upheld for every employee in the business. In 2018, Carol oversaw the launch of ‘Space', the Group's first employee wellness platform, which hugely supported employees throughout the challenges of 2020. Outside of work, Carol is a passionate supporter of several charities, most recently having skydived in support of the Beatson Cancer Charity, along with a group of her peers in the HR industry.

Cheryl McCulloch

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Circular Glasgow Senior Project Manager

Craig Pollock

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Director
Area Director - Glasgow, Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking
Non - Executive Director of Cornerstone

Craig is also a Non-Executive Director of Cornerstone - a Scottish based charity who provide care and support for around 1,800 individuals across Scotland.

David Ewing

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Membership Executive

David Kaye

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Nominated Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Partner, Harper MacLeod

David Ward

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Director
Managing Director, Newsquest Scotland & Northern Ireland

Dawn Chalmers

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Receptionist and Facilities Manager ( Monday - Wednesday )

Derek Provan

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Business Advisor
Member of the Board
Non Executive Director

Derek is an experienced Board Member skilled in Crisis Management, Negotiation, Business Planning, Operations Management, and Airports. He is a strong business development professional, currently researching Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Business Administration and Management, General from Henley Business School.

Douglas Lapsley

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Nominated Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Director, the Merchants House of Glasgow

Emma Gravestock

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Customs Manager

Ettore Viscontini

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Customs Declarations Executive

Evelyn Walker

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Director
Director, Walker Gordon Associates Ltd

Fiona Docherty

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Director
Managing Director, West of Scotland, Stagecoach Bus UK

Gillian Docherty - President

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Member of the Board
President
Chairman of Scotland 's AI Alliance
Chief Commercial Officer at the University of Strathclyde
Chief Commercial Officer, University of Strathclyde
Industry Advisor to Several Startups
Trustee of Beyonder Involve Charity

Gillian Docherty is Chief Commercial Officer at the University of Strathclyde. Gillian has responsibility for Innovation & Industry Engagement, Research & Knowledge Exchange Services, Campus Support and Marketing & Development. As a member of the Executive Team, she works across the institution to drive forward the University's sector-leading activities with industry and support Scotland and the UK's economic recovery from the global pandemic. Gillian was appointed Chair of Scotland's AI Alliance, created to drive forward the recommendations in the AI Strategy for Scotland. Formerly of IBM, Gillian is a TED speaker and was named Digital Leader 2018 for the UK, she received an Outstanding Achievement Award at Scotland's Women in Technology Awards in 2019. Gillian is President of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, a trustee of Beyonder Involve Charity and an Industry advisor to several Startups. Gillian has a degree in Computing Science from the University of Glasgow, an Honorary Doctorate from Robert Gordon University and is married with a daughter.

Harper MacLeod

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Nominated Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Partner, Harper MacLeod

Heather Geddes

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Membership Executive

Hoare Lea

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IQ Student Accommodation / John Lewis & Partners

Hope Flynn

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Brand Manager

Iona Clarke

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Marketing and Communications Executive

Janet Martin

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Member of the Board
Director of Commercial Banking for the Royal Bank of Scotland
Director, Commercial Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland

Janet Martin is a director of commercial banking for the Royal Bank of Scotland, who leads a team of relationship managers who look after the banking needs of SME customers in Glasgow. Over the last 30 years, Janet has worked in a variety of roles in the Royal Bank including customer experience, risk and finance. A graduate of both Edinburgh University and the University of Strathclyde, she is passionate about helping individuals, families and businesses to thrive by meeting their financial needs and providing introductions and opportunities for collaboration with like-minded individuals and organisations. She recently completed a Climate Change Transformation Programme with Edinburgh University and volunteered at COP 26, helping delegates make the most of their time at the Green Zone. Janet is also a Circular Glasgow Ambassador and regularly participates in events and discussions to increase awareness of how the Circular Economy can help businesses grow more sustainably.

Jennifer McLeod

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Employability Project Manager

Jim McHarg

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Director and past President, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Human Resources Director, Babcock International Group

Kevin Rush

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Nominated Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Director of Regional Economic Growth, Glasgow City Region

Lesley Thomson

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Director
Managing Director, Spreng Thomson

Lindsay McGarvie

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Director
Corporate Affairs Director, Edrington

Lisa Lawson

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Director
Founder, Dear Green Coffee Roasters

Liz Mason

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Finance Assistant

Mark Bowen

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Director, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / UK Marketing Director, ScottishPower

Mark Johnston

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Director
Chief Operating Officer, AGS Airports

Neil Amner

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Nominated Director and past President, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce / Director, Anderson Strathern LLP

Neil Gibson

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Director
Director, the BIG Partnership

Nicholas Carroll

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Developing the Young Workforce Glasgow Senior Programme Executive

Nicola Taylor

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Director
Chief Executive, Chardon Enterprises

Patrick Colquhoun

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Glasgow 's Lord Provost, Drafted a Constitution and Rules and - at a Meeting in the Town House

Patrick Colquhoun, Glasgow's Lord Provost, drafted a constitution and rules and - at a meeting in The Town House on 1 January 1783 - the Chamber was established. Later that year a Royal Charter was granted by King George III - a document still displayed in the Chamber's Board Room.

Paul Little

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Immediate past President
Member of the Board
Principal and Chief Executive of City of Glasgow College

Paul Little is Principal and Chief Executive of City of Glasgow College. Preceding the merger he was Principal and Chief Executive of Central College Glasgow from 2007. Prior to this, he was Acting Director & Chief Executive of Southern Regional College in Northern Ireland, Principal & Chief Executive of the Queen's Award winning Armagh College of Further & Higher Education and Principal of Limavady College. He has 23 years experience in Further Education. Internationally he has worked with the South African and Lithuanian Governments and has represented the UK at the 15th Commonwealth Ministers Summit and at the US Community Colleges Convention. Paul's first degree was in Fine Arts. He has also studied at postgraduate level in leading business schools, including Warwick, Cranfield, and Harvard. In his leisure time Paul is committed to the sea. After 30 years distinguished service in Coastguard Search and Rescue he retired in 2010. As a qualified yacht skipper, he recently sailed his yacht from Northern Ireland to Portugal.

Peter Duthie

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Member of the Board
Chief Executive of Scottish Event Campus Limited

Peter Duthie was appointed as Chief Executive of Scottish Event Campus Limited (Formerly Scottish Exhibition Centre Ltd) in April 2014, assuming full responsibility for the entire business operation of the SEC.