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The Edinburgh Chamber Executive Team

Day to day management of the Chamber is undertaken by an Executive team. The team is headed by a Chief Executive who in turn is responsible to the President.

The Chamber Council, a representation of the Chamber's members and partners across all types and sizes of industry, appoints the Office Bearers, consisting of a President, two Vice Presidents, and a Treasurer. The Office Bearers and other nominated Council Directors comprise an Operating Board to whom the Executive Team report.

The Executive Team

Chief Executive
Ron Hewitt
Deputy Chief Executive
Graham Birse
Director Business Development & Enterprise
Alasdair Kerr
Director Finance & Administration
Cheryl Symon
Director International Business
Murdo Beaton

Office Bearers

President
Richard Jeffrey, Managing Director, BAA Edinburgh Airport Ltd
Vice Presidents
Douglas Wilkie, Managing Director, Wilkies Limited
Isabella Miller, General Manager, John Lewis Partnership
Treasurer
Jeremy Chittleburgh, Partner, Chiene & Tait
Directors
Alex Callander, Senior Partner, Baillie Gifford
David Rutherford, Partner, Cowan & Partners
Derek McCulloch, Senior Partner, Gillespie Macandrew WS
Douglas Logan, Managing Director, Speciality Scotland Travel
Alastair Davis, President, Edinburgh Junior  Chamber of Commerce
Dave Anderson, Managing Director, SE Edinburgh & Lothian
Tom Halpin, Assistant Chief Constable, Lothian & Borders Police
Jim Hunter, Facilities Director, Standard Life Assurance Co
Robert Carr, Chairman, Anderson Strathern
Peter Taylor OBE, Chairman, The Town House Company
Alan Lees, Partner Director, Scotland and North East, BT Local
Peter Bell, Director, FreshStart Software Ltd
Iain Burnside, Head of Relationship Banking, RBoS
Andrew Edwards, Regional Manager Scotland East, HBOS
Andrew Walker, Partner, HBJ Gateley Wareing
Ben Reed, Director, Jones Lang Lasalle
Dr Sanjoy Das, Chairman, Freeworld Trading Ltd
Roy Durie, Partner, Ryden
Nora (Farrell) Senior, Managing Director, Weber Shandwick
Laura Gordon, Director, Glasgow-Edinburgh Collaboration Project Scottish Enterprise
Michael Johnston, Managing Director, The Scotsman Publications
Manus Fullarton, Director of Corporate Business Banking, Lloyds TSB
Erick Davidson, Chairman, Tayburn Ltd
Julian Darwell-Stone, Managing Director, Tangram Furnishers Ltd
Richard Santandreu, Director,  Edisc Ltd 
 

Chief Executive Ron Hewitt

Chief Executive, Ron Hewitt


President, Richard Jeffrey

President, Richard Jeffrey


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