The Executive Team

Day to day management of the Chamber is undertaken by an Executive Team 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
David Birrell

Director of Policy & Communications
Graham Birse

Director of Operations
Liz McAreavey

Office Bearers
President
Robert Carr, Chairman, Anderson Strathern LLP

Vice Presidents
Alex MacLeod, Skanska Scotland
Michael Johnston, The Scotsman Publications
Treasurer
Jeremy Chittleburgh, Partner, Chiene & Tait

Council Members

• Alastair Hutt, Royal Bank of Scotland
• Andy Murdoch, Lacuna Communications Ltd
• Austin Flynn, Morton Fraser LLP
• Ben Reed, Jones Lang Lasalle
• Charles Hammond, Forth Ports
• David Rutherford, Cowan & Partners
• Donald Kerr, Bank of Scotland
• Ewan Thomson, First Scottish Group
• Hugh Rutherford, Montagu Evans LLP
• Ian Collins, LloydsTSB
• Jack Munro, Edinburgh Hotels Association
• John Kennedy, Leith Chamber of Commerce
• John Watt, Grant Thornton UK LLP
• Nigel Souter, T Ward Shipping Ltd
• Suzanne Shinnie, Edinburgh Junior Chamber of Commerce
• Richard Jeffrey, Vysio (Co-opted Past President)
• Tom Halpin, SACRO
• Walter Bourdelov, Spire Murrayfield Hospital
• Wendy Thomson, Brechin Tindal Oatts Solicitors