College Board and Governance

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Douglas is very experienced banker with Clydesdale Bank who has enjoyed diverse roles over 28 years across commercial banking, compliance, liquidity and learning and development. He is currently responsible for bank’s Education Sector across the UK. Douglas has experience at board level in a number of sectors and has experience of supporting the Scottish Further Education Unit (now Scotland's Colleges). In his spare time you can find Douglas at Glasgow Green supporting his wife and three daughters, who are all keen rowers and on the odd occasion he escapes to the golf course  

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David works as Curriculum Leader, School of Computing at City of Glasgow College's BLZ Building

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Jim is Emeritus Professor of Lifelong Learning at Glasgow Caledonian University, and Honorary Professor at the University of the Highlands and Islands and the University of Stirling. He established the Centre for Research in Lifelong Learning (CRLL) at Caledonian in 1999, and was co-director until 2008. He has managed a wide range of research projects including widening access and links to further and higher education and published numerous articles, reports and books on the basis of this work.  Jim worked closely with the college sector over many years in developing links with universities. He was a member of the Scottish Funding Council from 2005-10, where he chaired the Access and Inclusion Committee. He was a member of the Glasgow College of Nautical Studies Board and now chairs the Scottish Universities Association for Lifelong Learning. Jim was an adviser to the Scottish Parliament's Enterprise and Lifelong Learning Committee for their inquiry into lifelong learning.

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Charlie has 20 years of experience in internal audit across various public sector organisations. She is a member of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants and the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors. She is currently acting chief internal auditor for a Scottish police force.

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The Right Honourable Henry McLeish, a former professional footballer, began his political career in Fife, Scotland in the early 1970’s, working his way through the ranks of the Kirkcaldy District Council and the Fife Regional Council. Elected to the United Kingdom Parliament in 1987 he became a member of the Blair Government in 1997. As Minister for Devolution and Home Affairs at the Scottish Office from 1997 to 1999 he was instrumental in shaping Scotland’s first Parliament in almost 300 years. He was also responsible for Law and Order including the Prison Service. Elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999 he was Minister for Enterprise and Lifelong Learning overseeing Higher Education, industry, science and technology. He became First Minister of Scotland in 2000; taking responsibility for Scotland’s emerging role on the European and World Stage, leading official government missions internationally and implementing Scotland’s social and economic policies. He became a member of the Privy Council – an honour bestowed by Her Majesty the Queen – in the same year. He played a key role in the process of devolution, which returned key aspects of the legislative power and Government authority from the UK to Scotland. After 30 years in elected office, Mr McLeish retired from elected public office in 2003. During the last few years he has been a visiting professor and lecturer at a number of universities in the US, teaching European Union studies and UK Government and Politics. He has advised the LEED programme of the OECD in Paris, the European foundation for the improvement of Working and Living Conditions in Dublin and is a Fellow of Edinburgh University. He has worked for the European Commission and CEDEFOP as a consultant and retains real enthusiasm for the EU. Learning & Education remains a very powerful interest. He is also involved in consultancy work and is a regular contributor to newspapers and broadcasting. And also writes a twice monthly column for the Holyrood Magazine. He was a member of the Broadcasting Commission, Chair of the Scottish Prisons Commission, both set up by the Scottish Government and is Chair of the Scottish Mining Museum and was recently Chair of the major review into Scottish Football. Included in his interests are the life and works of Robert Burns, Scottish and European History and the study of famous speeches. He is a frequent visitor to the USA and has now visited 41 states of the union in the last 20 years.

Rt Hon Henry McLeish - Register of Interests

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Debbie currently works with Clyde Gateway Urban Regeneration Company where she is responsible for securing major property development and inward investment to act as a catalyst for the longer term regeneration of the Clyde Gateway area. Prior to this she spent 14 years working for the global real estate company Lend Lease where she worked on numerous large-scale retail, commercial and education projects. Debbie moved to the UK 13 years ago from Australia and over the past 8 years has adopted Glasgow as her home. She has a degree in economics and an MBA in construction and real estate.

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David Stark retired as an architect at the end of 2010. David worked in both the private and public sectors in Scotland and London. When MD of Keppie Design from 1994 to 2008, the practice prospered on the back of the massive UK public sector infrastructure programme. In recent years David has obtained work in North Africa, the Middle East and China.

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