Composition of Board of Governors

The Scheme rules state that the governing body shall consist of 11 nominated governors and not more than nine co-opted governors.

Alastair K Denholm, (Chairman)

D.Univ, F.Univ, FCIBS, FInstP, SBStJ

Merchants House of Glasgow

Prof Joseph C Barbenel (Vice Chairman)

BDS, MSc, PhD, FInstP, FIBiol, FIPEM, FRSE

Co-opted

Carol Biggart (Development Convenor)

BSc (Econ)

Co-opted

Stella Bowie (Human Resources Convenor, JCC Convenor)

MB ChB

Co-opted

Bailie Elizabeth Cameron

MA, D.Univ

Hutchesons' Hospital

Rev Alastair J Cherry

BA, BD

Church of Scotland Glasgow Presbytery

David Dobson

LLB, DipMS, FRICS

Trades House of Glasgow

Dr Iain Galbraith

MA, MPhil, M.Th, Th.D, Dip (Mus Ed) RSAMD, LRAM, FTCL, FLCM, FTSC

Church of Scotland Glasgow Presbytery

Sheila M Gunn

LLB

Co-opted

Lesley Hart MBE

MA, MSc, FRSA

University of Strathclyde

Most Rev Dr Idris Jones

BA, L.Th, D.Min

Hutchesons' Hospital

John Kyle

MA, LLB

School Association

Brian R W Lockhart

MA (Hons), DipEd

Co-opted

Ewen Mackie (Property Convenor)

F Inst AM

Glasgow Educational & Marshall Trust

Graham W A MacAllister

MA (Hons), DipEd

Co-opted

Prof Michael K C MacMahon (Education Convenor)

BA, PhD, Dip Ling, FRSA

University of Glasgow

Allan Ramsay (Finance Convenor)

BA, CA

Co-opted

Peter Watson

BA, LLB, SSC

Co-opted

Helen P H Wright

MA (Hons), DipAppLing, LLB, DipLP, ATQ(RE)

Former Pupils' Club

 The HET Scheme allows the following nominated governors:

  • Two persons to be nominated by the Church of Scotland Presbytery of Glasgow from their own number;
  • One person to be nominated by the Senatus Academicus of the University of Glasgow;
  • One person to be nominated by the Merchants House of Glasgow;
  • One person to be nominated by the Trades House of Glasgow;
  • Two persons to be nominated by the Patrons of Hutchesons' Hospital of whom one shall be a minister of religion officiating in Glasgow who is not a member of the Church of Scotland;
  • One person to be nominated by the Governors of the Glasgow Educational and Marshall Trust from their own number;
  • One person to be nominated by the Senate of the University of Strathclyde;
  • One person to be nominated by The Hutchesons' Grammar School Association; and
  • One person to be nominated by The Hutchesons' Former Pupils Club.

Not more than nine persons to be co-opted by the governors from among persons of experience which in the opinion of the governors will be of value to the governors in the exercise of their functions under this scheme.