Experience

Scottish Football Association

• United Kingdom
• Spectator Sports
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Referee Operations, Scottish FA

  • Jan 2020 - Present

• Referee Observer & Coach

  • May 2017 - Jan 2020

  During my time as a Category 1 referee, I was also the chairman / vice-chairman and prior to that the Secretary of the national referee association (the Scottish Senior Football Referee Association) where I worked alongside the senior management and executive of the Scottish FA. I also worked with media (TV / radio and newspapers) representing refereeing nationally.

• Category 1 Referee

  • Jun 2002 - May 2017

  Category 1 referee officiating in the Scottish Professional Football League.



Royal Bank of Scotland Business

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Programme Management / Head of First Line Assurance

  • Jul 2017 - Sep 2019

  Senior people leadership and Senior Risk management - As first line Risk lead for the Assurance team within the RBS Business Banking Switch programme I worked with the senior leadership team to successfully deliver the Business Banking Switch programme. This programme, which went live in February 2019, represented a commitment made by RBS to the EC to reduce its market share in the SME market.

• Various roles

  • May 1984 - Sep 2019

• Senior Manager, MI & Data team, Williams & Glyn (W&G) programme Jan 2017 – July 2017

  • Jan 2017 - Jul 2017

  As a member of the leadership team, I lead a geographically spread team and worked with senior stakeholders to provide business critical MI & Data reporting.

• Divisional Lead supporting RBS Williams & Glyn (W&G) programme

  • Oct 2014 - Dec 2016

  As divisional lead on behalf of Personal & Business Banking (PBB), I represented the division and exhibited excellent cross divisional stakeholder skills at a senior level. I worked closely with the W&G programme executive, managing risks and controls in relation to the bank’s commitments to the EC on behalf of PBB.

• Senior Manager RBS Retail Anti-Money Laundering programme

  • Jan 2014 - Sep 2014

  As a member of the Retail AML Executive Steering Group I ensured RBS introduced appropriate controls and processes in relation to High Risk and PEP customers, including pre-screening and full customer reviews. This ensured RBS prepared adequately for an FCA Attestation and involved global restructuring and process re-engineering.

• Programme Director, Mandatory Change Programmes, RBS UK Retail

  • Jan 2013 - Dec 2013

  Member of 8 person RBS Retail Change Management leadership team responsible for c600 staff running c50+ major change projects and budgets of c£200m.

• Head of Central Programme Management Office (PMO) Retail Lean Practice, RBS UK

  • Jan 2011 - Dec 2012

  Programme Governance - Covering finance, risk and regulatory adherence. Team of 26 ensured future plans were developed and fully supported by relevant executive across RBS UK.

• Various roles in the Royal Bank of Scotland

  • May 1984 - Dec 2010

  1984 - 2010: Starting with 5 years in branch banking, I then moved via Internal Audit (3 years) to HR / Learning & development (6 years) and Trustee & Depositary Services (6 years) before taking up various Operations Management roles (6 years).