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John was educated at Cargilfield School and Fettes College. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1991 having previously started his career with the Royal Bank of Scotland. John was Finance Director of Loganair Ltd in 1998-2000 before then setting up as a sole practitioner which he remains to this day.
John was Chairman of Glasgow Junior Chamber of Commerce and then went on to serve on the Board of JCI (Junior Chamber International). He served on the boards of Glasgow College of Building & Printing, Glasgow Metropolitan College and City of Glasgow College for 15 years.
He was Lord Dean of Guild of The Merchants House of Glasgow 2015-2017. He is a past Deacon of both The Incorporation of Bonnetmakers & Dyers of Glasgow and The Incorporation of Coopers of Glasgow. He is a trustee of various other charities and was appointed a Deputy Lieutenant for the City of Glasgow in 2017.
John joined the Board of Governors in 2018 as the representative of The Merchants House of Glasgow.
Asif is passionate about education and has a deep understanding of higher and further education, having served as a Governor at the University of the West of Scotland and its predecessor body for 16 years. He is currently a Governor of Glasgow Caledonian University and a Justice of the Peace (Magistrate).
Asif is an audit engagement leader at Audit Scotland. His current portfolio includes a local authority and related charitable/trust funds, and four national collection bodies three of which are charities. His previous role was head of internal audit in a Scottish local authority.
Asif qualified as a chartered management accountant in 1989 and obtained an MBA in 1997. He has more than 30 years public audit, governance, risk management, financial management and board level experience gained through non-executive board membership of public bodies and charities such as Scottish University for Industry (now Skills Development Scotland) and Yorkhill NHS Trust (now Glasgow’s Royal Hospital for Children).
Asif was granted an OBE by the Queen in 2017 for services to racial equality, education and health in Scotland and Pakistan
David attended primary school on the island of Bermuda at Saltus Grammar School. He relocated to Glasgow in 1985 and joined Hutchesons’ in S1, where he spent his entire secondary schooling.
David graduated from the University of Glasgow with a first class honours degree in Law (LL.B. (Hons)) in 1994, followed by the Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip. LP). David is a Partner in the commercial law firm, Burness Paull LLP, based in Glasgow.
He has specialised in employment law throughout his career of 20 years and is an accredited expert in employment law (Law Society of Scotland). He also trained as an accredited Mediator. David represents employer clients throughout the UK and has particular expertise in trade union and labour relations. David is ranked in the top tier (Band 1) for Employment Law in the Chambers UK legal directory and featured as one of The Lawyer magazine’s “Hot 100” lawyers in the UK. David also sits on the board of the charity Street Soccer Scotland.
David was proud to join the board of HET as it felt right at this stage of his career to contribute as an alumnus and parent. His objective is to add value to the HET Board on the Human Resources and employment law side in particular.
With his two children now attending Hutchesons’ too, there was a sense of coming full circle being back at the school and on the Board. David joined the HET Board in August 2017 and is Vice-Convenor of the HR Committee.
Outside of work, David’s interests include running, collecting Scotch whisky and reggae music.
Michael was Head Boy of Hutchesons’ in 1996 and went on to achieve a 1st class M.Eng from Glasgow University in Civil Engineering and thereafter qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.
Michael has held numerous financial roles, both within the UK and Internationally, across the drinks industry. He has been the Chief Financial Officer of the Whyte and Mackay Group for over three years and was previously Finance Director at Tennent Caledonian Breweries and Group Head of Commercial Finance at AG Barr plc.
Michael is rugby fan and coached mini rugby at GHA in his spare time. He also plays tennis and likes to go for a run.
Michael joined the Board in August 2017 because he believes Hutchesons’ made a real difference in his life so wanted to give something back to ensure it continues to thrive and prosper for current and future pupils.
Norman MacLeod is a Glasgow City Councillor for the Pollokshields Ward – which includes Hutchesons’ Grammar School.
He has been a local Councillor continuously since first being elected in May 2012 and subsequently re-elected in 2017 and 2022.
Serving as a Bailie since 2015 – in that capacity he takes great pleasure from time to time in formally welcoming people to Glasgow on behalf of the Lord Provost and the City.
A very keen sportsman in his youth – he confesses that nowadays his sporting participation largely is limited to viewing events on TV from the comfort of an armchair.
Sandie Heverin (née Ferrans) joined the Board in December 2019. She brings a wealth of experience following her career as a lawyer in the London and Paris offices of White & Case LLP.
Sandie’s practice focused on international arbitration and commercial litigation, and she has experience working on high profile global disputes in various markets and industry sectors, including defence, construction and telecommunications.
She studied at the University of St Andrews, gaining an MA (Hons) in International Relations, and then moved to London to complete her LLB. She undertook internships at the Foreign Office and ITN News, before commencing her career in law. She returned to Glasgow a few years ago, following the birth of her first child.
Sandie has a great understanding of the Hutchesons’ culture, having attended the school from Primary 1 to Secondary 6, and was Head Girl in the class of 2003. She has one brother, Alastair, who was Head Boy in 2009.
Sandie and her family all feel a deep personal connection to the school. She attributes a lot of her successes personally and professionally to the strong grounding and variety of experiences offered by Hutchesons’. She has two sons who attend the Primary School.
Educated at grammar school in England and Oxford University, Bruce began his teaching career at Cheltenham College where he was head of Classics, assistant housemaster, coached the top rowing crew and rugby teams, and introduced and led weight training. He moved to Scotland as Deputy Rector at Dollar Academy and then spent seventeen years as head of Strathallan School for six of which he was a member of the Scottish Rugby Council.
Seeking a new challenge he became Founding head and Executive Principal of RDFZ King’s College School Hangzhou, a bilingual school for Chinese nationals and expatriates, and then spent a further three years advising on all aspects of the setup, policies and running of schools in China.
While he retains links to China, his return to Glasgow means that he is very pleased to be able join the Hutchesons’ Board and return to rowing through coaching with Glasgow University Boat Club.
Dorothy McFarlane (née Joyner) attended HGS from P5 to S6 (Class of 1986) where she was a prefect, member of both Hockey 1st Xl and Athletic teams and was also involved in a number of school productions. She graduated from Glasgow University in 1990 with Bachelor of Nursing Studies degree and worked at Victoria Infirmary ICU/CCU moving to General Practice and Out of Hours working as an advanced nurse practitioner.
She is married to Andy and has three children Megan, Callum and Alastair who all attended the school from P1 to S6. She is an ex-President of the FP club and is currently safe guarding governor.
She enjoys holidays both in the UK and abroad, dog walking and socialising with friends.
Professionally, Abid practices as a dentist having owned multiple practices. He takes a keen interest in teaching both nationally and internationally. He has served in the past as President of the Association of Dental Implantology as well as serving on charitable boards of the Riverside Museum Appeal and Glasgow Children’s Charity. Abid is also the owner and Chair of the WonderWorld Group of companies.
Eilidh is a former pupil of the school, joining P1 in 1979 and staying through to S5. Eilidh went on to study for her Bachelor of Commerce at The University of Edinburgh, initially with Law, but focussing on single honours in Commerce for her final year.
As part of her university studies, Eilidh, was lucky enough to take part in the ERASMUS Exchange Programme, attending the University of Leuven in Belgium. This sparked a love of travel and a desire to work overseas.
Eilidh has enjoyed a successful global career in investment banking and finance for over 25 years, working in London and Sydney, as well as spending a large amount of time in North America for work. Eilidh’s career has included several Executive and Senior Leadership Team roles, providing her with a wide-ranging experience of governance.
Eilidh credits her time at Hutchesons’ for her resilience and strong work ethic, as well as her determination to improve equality and diversity. Eilidh was incredibly proud to be awarded a George & Thomas Hutcheson Award in 2021 for her career achievements (although she still maintains that many of her classmates are more deserving!).
Following a move back to Glasgow, Eilidh and her partner, Jeff, also a former pupil, were delighted to be able to send their daughter to the school.
Michelle is a graduate of Glasgow College of Technology (Glasgow Caledonian University) in Social Sciences and then attended Glasgow University to undertake a post graduate qualification in Social Work.
Michelle has over 30 years’ experience working with vulnerable children as a frontline social worker and as a senior manager responsible for the delivery of a wide range of social work services. Michelle is currently a Senior Manager of Social Work Services for a local authority in the West of Scotland and is a member of a number of national strategic groups relating to Child Protection. She has extensive experience in safeguarding, well being and national initiatives like getting it right for every child. She is an active member of her local authorities Child Protection Committee and is involved in the committees and working groups of Social Work Scotland.
In partnership with Police Scotland and Barnardo’s, Michelle developed a tri-partite Child Sexual Exploitation service and approach in Renfrewshire which was the first in Scotland and is a member of the National Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Strategic Group.
Vivienne is passionate about sport, in particular women’s and girls’ football and has a keen focus on expanding the opportunities available to women and girls to take part in or return to sport. She is an award-winning marketing and digital specialist with 28 years’ experience spent in Scotland and London both client and agency side. She is also former MD and founder of an award-winning digital marketing agency, ad tech advisory board member and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing.
In 2016, Vivienne was appointed Chairperson of Scottish Women’s Football, the independent body that manages the domestic game in Scotland, after joining the main Board in 2014 as media and communications director. Vivienne led the transformation of the domestic game as a brand, a commercial entity and as an environment in which girls and women can thrive in Scotland.
She is a strategy-driven professional who is regarded as one of the leading marketers in the UK. She regularly speaks at events including MarTech, Women in Business, University of Strathclyde MBA programme, IoD Scotland as well as media interviews on behalf of Scottish Women’s Football (SKY, BBC News, STV and various podcasts and radio). Vivienne was most recently VP of Global Marketing at high growth, global technology SaaS company, Ideagen for over 6 years. In September she joined marketing strategy agency Flourish Marketing in Glasgow as Managing Consultant, jointly running the business with founder, Ellie Murphy.
She was also President of Giffnock Tennis, Squash and Hockey Club, 2020 and 2021 (LTA and Tennis Scotland Club of the Year 2021) and in June 2024 was appointed Chairperson for mental health and wellbeing charity, YAMS. Vivienne has represented Scottish Women’s Football on Scottish FA Congress since 2017.
In 2021 Vivienne was the recipient of the Chair’s Award at the Institute of Directors Scotland (IoD) Awards.
Born and brought up in Motherwell, Lanarkshire and educated at Ladywell Primary and Dalziel High Schools. Further education was at Glasgow College of Building and Printing before qualifying and pursuing a career as Chartered Building Surveyor, Chartered Building Engineer and Arbitrator. In the early 2000’s Andrew gained an LLM in Construction Law and Arbitration from The Robert Gordon University.
Retiring from full time practice at the end of 2019 Andrew continues to provide ad hoc consultancy in a specialist area to the firm in which he was a partner. He now has a portfolio of roles in two main areas, decision making and charities.
As a member of the First Tier Tribunal for Scotland, the RICS Regulatory Tribunal and the Professional Conduct Committee of CABE he makes decisions in connection with housing, property and professional conduct.
Andrew is an Auld Deacon of the Incorporation of Wrights in Glasgow, part of the Trades House and a former trustee of Aberlour Childcare Trust. He currently chairs the Board of Clyde Valley Housing Association, a Registered Social Landlord and has just completed his term as Lord Dean of Guild at the Merchants House of Glasgow. He serves as a trustee of a number of other charities operating in a variety of sectors.
