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.

Photo of Governors September 2011

Governor

Qualifications

Representing

David Dobson (Chairman)

LLB, DipMS, FRICS

Trades House of Glasgow

Rev David Black

MA, BD

Church of Scotland Glasgow Presbytery

John M Chapman

DL., CEng.

Hutchesons’ Hospital

Alastair K Denholm

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

Merchants House of Glasgow

Rt Revd Dr Gregor D Duncan

MA (Hons), PhD, BA (Hons)

Hutchesons’ Hospital

Dr Iain Galbraith

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

Church of Scotland Glasgow Presbytery

Prof Gwyn W Gould

BSc (Hons), PhD

University of Glasgow

John Kyle

MA, LLB

Co-opted

Brian R W Lockhart (Education Convenor)

MA (Hons), DipEd

Co-opted

Graham W A MacAllister

MA (Hons), DipEd, STQ

Co-opted

Lindesay MacFarlane

BSc, MSc

School Association

Ewen Mackie (Property Convenor)

F Inst AM

Glasgow Educational & Marshall Trust

Alistair Marr

BA, CA

Former Pupils’ Club

Asgher Mohammed

BSc (Hons), MSc, MRPharmS, IP, MCPP

Co-opted

Allan Ramsay (Vice Chairman, Finance Convenor)

BA, CA

Co-opted

Philip Rodney

LLB

Co-opted

Jack Silverstone

BA (Hons), Cert FPS

Co-opted

Ruth Walker (Development & Marketing Convenor)

MA, MBA

Co-opted

Prof Brian Williams

CBE, MD , Hon DSc, FRCP, FRCS

Co-opted

Dr Lisa Woolfson

BSc (Hons), MAppSci, PhD, AFBPsS, CPsychol

University of Strathclyde

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.