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Sir Kenneth Calman to head National Trust for Scotland
19/07/2010
Sir Kenneth Calman has been selected as the new Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland.
Sir Kenneth Calman has been selected as the new Chairman of the National Trust for Scotland.
His appointment, which must be formally ratified at a meeting of the Trust’s Council next month, will commence after the Trust’s Annual General Meeting in September. He will succeed Dick Balharry who took on the role on an interim basis in January 2010.
Welcoming the appointment, the Trust’s President, the Duke of Buccleuch, said:
“Sir Kenneth has a wealth of strategic and leadership experience gained throughout an impressive career. We are enormously fortunate to secure the services of someone who combines that experience with passion for our heritage and who is thus well-qualified to guide the Trust through the next steps of its journey following the conclusion of George Reid’s Strategic Review.”
Sir Kenneth was selected by the Trust’s Nominations Committee and a Selection Panel which included the Trust’s President, and representatives from its Council and Board. The Trust was assisted by a headhunting firm, Munro Consulting who helped ensure that the net for possible candidates was widely cast and that the process was objective and rigorous.
The Duke of Buccleuch added that the Trust was enormously appreciative of the interest expressed in the position by a number of very well qualified individuals. He believed this showed wide recognition of the Trust’s key place in Scottish civic society and the importance placed on helping it to move forward.
1. Sir Kenneth Calman Biography
Sir Kenneth Calman (68) was born and brought up in Glasgow. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he has been Chancellor since 2006.
He holds a number of prestigious appointments, including acting as a Trustee to the British Library and Chair of its Audit Committee, Chairman of the National Cancer Research Institute, Chairman of the Glasgow Science Centre and National President of the Boys’ Brigade.
Sir Kenneth began his career in medicine, taking the roles of Chief Medical Officer, firstly in Scotland (1989) and latterly in England (1991 – 98). He has undertaken senior roles in a range of national organisations over the past decades and has a keen interest in heritage and culture.
In recent years Sir Kenneth was Vice-Chancellor of Durham University and chaired the Commission on Scottish Devolution established by the Scottish Parliament.
He has a deep personal commitment to Scotland’s heritage and culture and is currently engaged in a research project exploring the relationship between Scottish Literature and health.
Sir Kenneth is married with 3 grown up children and lives in Glasgow and Brodick, Isle of Arran.
His appointment, which must be formally ratified at a meeting of the Trust’s Council next month, will commence after the Trust’s Annual General Meeting in September. He will succeed Dick Balharry who took on the role on an interim basis in January 2010.
Welcoming the appointment, the Trust’s President, the Duke of Buccleuch, said:
“Sir Kenneth has a wealth of strategic and leadership experience gained throughout an impressive career. We are enormously fortunate to secure the services of someone who combines that experience with passion for our heritage and who is thus well-qualified to guide the Trust through the next steps of its journey following the conclusion of George Reid’s Strategic Review.”
Sir Kenneth was selected by the Trust’s Nominations Committee and a Selection Panel which included the Trust’s President, and representatives from its Council and Board. The Trust was assisted by a headhunting firm, Munro Consulting who helped ensure that the net for possible candidates was widely cast and that the process was objective and rigorous.
The Duke of Buccleuch added that the Trust was enormously appreciative of the interest expressed in the position by a number of very well qualified individuals. He believed this showed wide recognition of the Trust’s key place in Scottish civic society and the importance placed on helping it to move forward.
1. Sir Kenneth Calman Biography
Sir Kenneth Calman (68) was born and brought up in Glasgow. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, where he has been Chancellor since 2006.
He holds a number of prestigious appointments, including acting as a Trustee to the British Library and Chair of its Audit Committee, Chairman of the National Cancer Research Institute, Chairman of the Glasgow Science Centre and National President of the Boys’ Brigade.
Sir Kenneth began his career in medicine, taking the roles of Chief Medical Officer, firstly in Scotland (1989) and latterly in England (1991 – 98). He has undertaken senior roles in a range of national organisations over the past decades and has a keen interest in heritage and culture.
In recent years Sir Kenneth was Vice-Chancellor of Durham University and chaired the Commission on Scottish Devolution established by the Scottish Parliament.
He has a deep personal commitment to Scotland’s heritage and culture and is currently engaged in a research project exploring the relationship between Scottish Literature and health.
Sir Kenneth is married with 3 grown up children and lives in Glasgow and Brodick, Isle of Arran.
