Governors
David McMurray
Chairman to the Governors
Education: Born East Lothian, educated Loretto and Cambridge.
Career: Schoolmaster. Fettes staff, 1964 to 76, Head of English Dept, Housemaster of Moredun, master i/c rugby and cricket. Headmaster of Loretto 1976 to 84. Headmaster of Oundle 1984 to 99. Retired
Alastair Salvesen
Deputy Chairman
Education: Fettes College and Cranfield (MBA)
Career: Chairman Dawnfresh Seafoods Ltd, Dawnfresh Holdings Ltd, Scot Trout Ltd, RR Spink and Sons Ltd, Dovecot Studios Ltd- , The Dovecot Foundation, Praha Investment Holdings Ltd, Edinburgh New Town Cookery School Ltd, Fettes Enterprises Ltd 1995 and a wide range of further business interests.
Interests: Shooting, Archery, Farming, Forestry, contemporary Scottish art.
Iain G Armstrong
Governor
Education: Inverness Royal Academy, University of Glasgow.
Career: QC / Faculty of Advocates. Called to Scottish Bar 1986, Standing Junior Counsel to Dept. of Social Security 1998-2000, Silk 2000, Crown Counsel 2000-03, Vice-Dean of Faculty 2008.
Connection to Fettes - Parent of two former pupils
Judy Campbell
Governor
Education: in USA, one year on exchange at U of Edinburgh BA/BEd English Lit, Secondary Education, New York.
Career: Teacher of English, Portobello Secondary 1972-5, raising children 1975-82, living in HK 1978-1981. Carnegie UK Trust – Project Director, Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund 1982-1985. Teacher of English, Assist Head of Dept – George Watson's College 1985-1995. Fettes College – Housemistress of Arniston 1995-1998; Assistant Head 1999-2000, Deputy Head 2000-2007. Associate Assessor HMI – 2000-2007
Ian Campbell
Governor
Ian Campbell is Emeritus Professor of Medicine at St Andrews University. He qualified in medicine at Edinburgh University in 1969. After training in Edinburgh, he was appointed to Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy as a consultant physician in general medicine with a special interest in diabetes and endocrinology. He has lectured in over 30 countries and published over 200 papers and several textbooks on the management of diabetes and its complications. He retired from the NHS in 2008 but continues his teaching and research at St Andrews University.
Sarah Davidson
Governor
Education: Wardie Primary School, George Watson’s College and Oxford University (Lincoln College: BA in Modern History and Diploma in the
History of Art)
Career History: Civil Servant since 1995, working in a range of policy areas, including a 4 year secondment to the Scottish Parliament. Currently Director of Communications for the Scottish Government.
Connection to Fettes College: None until now, except that when I was at primary school, my next door neighbour who was a member of staff used to take me swimming in the old Fettes pool with his grandson. I remember that it was extremely ‘bracing’!
Alastair Davidson
Governor
Alastair is the Governor representing the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and served on the Council of the Chamber. He has financial and business management experience of public and private sectors and, in addition to being a Governor, serves on the Executive, Health & Safety, Prep School and Buildings Committees and is the Governor with special responsibility for Glencorse House.
Alastair sees the role of the Fettes Governor as constructively questioning and challenging underlying assumptions in the course of determining the future strategy for the development and continued success of the school, while also providing support and encouragement to the Headmaster and school management in pursuing the highest educational and pupil welfare standards, underpinned by disciplined financial management and stability.
Helen Douglas Miller
Governor
Education: St Mary's Wantage / Art Foundation Oxford Polytechnic
Career: Shoe Designer and owner of eponymous brand, Helen Bateman. Established in 2000. Previous, Buyer/Designer for Tie Rack, Whittard of Chelsea, Ware on Earth.
Alasdair Gordon Fox
Clerk to the Governors
Education: Lime House School, Cumbria, 1954/59 and Fettes College (Moredun) 1959/64. Graduated LLB (Edinburgh) 1967.
Career: Writer to HM Signet. Partner Anderson Strathern LLP (previously J & F Anderson) 1972 to date. Accredited by the Law Society of Scotland as a Specialist in Agricultural Law.
The Revd Neil Gardner
Governor
Education: Born and brought up in Dunbar, East Lothian. Attended Dunbar Primary School and Dunbar Grammar School; University of St Andrews (MA) and University of Edinburgh (BD).
Career: Army Chaplain 1991 -1998, in Germany, Northern Ireland, Hong Kong, Surrey and Hampshire. Parish Minister in Alyth, Perthshire 1998-2006 and now at Canongate Kirk on the Royal Mile – where Sir William Fettes is buried in the Kirkyard! Glad to have more of a “live” connection as Governor…
Colin Grassie
Governor
Education: Fettes College, Edinburgh and Girton College, Cambridge University
Career History: Present-Aug 2009 Deutsche Bank, CEO UK 2009-2005 Deutsche Bank, CEO Asia Pacific (based in Hong Kong) 2005-1995 Deutsche Bank, Head of Global Markets Europe (based in London)
Deutsche Bank, Global Head of Fixed Income Sales (based in London)
Deutsche Bank, Head of Global Markets Sales, Asia (based in Hong Kong) 1995-1987 JP Morgan & Co, Fixed Income Sales Tokyo, New York & Singapore. 1987-1986 Chase Manhattan, Bond Trader 1986-1985 Kleinwort Benson Limited, Bond Trader 1985-1983 Samuel Montagu, Graduate Trainee.
Connection to Fettes: Former pupil, have 2 sons at the school at present.
Elizabeth McClelland
Governor
Education: Dundee High School and George Watson's College. Edinburgh University, MA, M.Sc. (Phonetics) M.Sc. (Applied Linguistics)
Career: Lecturer in Phonetics, Linguistics & EFL at Edinburgh University & Queen Margaret University. Currently full time Independent Forensic Voice & Speech Analyst working in Scottish, English & Irish Courts
Connection to Fettes:Ex-parent Ralph(Ca) and Lucy(CW).
Lynne McClure
Governor
Education: Brierley Hill Grammar School, University College London, St Anne's College Oxford.
Career: Director of the NRICH mathematics project, University of Cambridge. Previously held various positions at universities of Edinburgh, Oxford Brookes and Warwick. Prior to that Head of small primary school and secondary school teacher.
Keith Oliver
Governor
Education: St Mary's School Melrose, Fettes College & Edinburgh University.
Career: Solicitor and Writer to the Signet, 1981 - 1992 Partner in Dundas & Wilson, 1992 founded Oliver Ws which then merged with HBJ Gately Wareing in 2010. Also Chairman of Cricket Scotland ltd, Board member at Muirfield and member of the Executive Board of the International Cricket Council.
Connection to Fettes: OF and parent
Michael Osborne
Governor
Education: Belhaven Hill, Radley College & Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Career: Qualified Chartered Accountant, Headmaster of Belhaven Hill
1987-2009, 2009 - part time teacher and book reviewer for The Economist.
Connection to Fettes: Prep school/senior school links over many years
Special Interest: Prep School
Harry W Reid
Governor
Education: Aberdeen Grammar School, Fettes (Kimmerghame 61-65)
and Oxford University.
Career: Between 1969 and 2001 he worked in the Scottish Press; his posts included education correspondent and features editor of the Scotsman, and deputy editor and editor of the (Glasgow) Herald. In 2001 he received honorary doctorates from Edinburgh and Glasgow Universities for his services to Scottish journalism.
He is a life vice-president of the NPF (the UK journalists’ charity) and a former chairman of the Scottish Editors’ Committee. He has written five books, including a bestselling study of the Church of Scotland (Outside Verdict, 2002).
Richard Robson
Governor
Education: Born in Hartlepool, Co. Durham, Educated St. Olave's Prep School, Ripon, and Fettes College. BSc Univ. of Durham, DMS Univ of Edinburgh, AMP Harvard Business School.
Career : Director- Perkins Engines Group, Corp VP IT Massey Ferguson Ltd, Toronto, MD Massey Ferguson Construction Machinery Div, MD Fermec Holdings Ltd., President Omiquip Construction Machinery. Inc., Chairman CCM Motorcycles Ltd.
Retired.
Professor Kathy Whaler
Governor
Education: Croydon High School for Girls; University of Sussex (BSc); University of Cambridge (PhD)
Career: Researcher at University of Cambridge (1981-3); Lecturer at University of Leeds (1983-94); Professor at University of Edinburgh (since 1994), who nominated her as Governor. She teaches and researches in geophysics, especially magnetic fields, and has a special interest in science at Fettes.
Councillor Iain Whyte
Governor
Education: Friend's School, Cumbria, George Heriot's School, University of Edinburgh (BSc Social Science).
Career: Member of the City of Edinburgh Council representing Inverleith. Non-Executive Director of Lothian NHS Board and Chair of East Lothian CHP. Director of EICC Ltd and director of Edinburgh Leisure. Conservative Group Leader 2002 - 2010 and elected as Convener of Lothian and Borders Police Board in June 2007.
Interests: Golf, Hibernian football club and horse riding.
