WWS_T - Who's Who in Scotland

More documents

Recommendations

Info

Lifetime Achievement Award from the North Wales Jazz Guitar Festival for his “Contribution to Jazz Guitar Worldwide”, 2007; 2010 BBC Folk Awards ‘Best Original Composition’ nomination; 2010 Doctor of Music (honoris causa), Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD). Publication: Kiss and Tell (autobiography), 1999. Recreations: horse racing; horse drawn gypsy wagons; collects vintage and rare American guitars and mandolins. Taylor, Dr. Mary. Chief Executive, Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, since 2010. Over thirty years working in the Scottish housing sector; career ranges from a Housing Management Trainee at SSHA to Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Stirling; worked with committees of various housing associations as well as previously sitting on the Board of the SFHA. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH). Address: (b.) 375 West George Street, Glasgow G2 4LW. Taylor, Rt. Rev. Maurice, STD. Bishop Emeritus of Galloway, since 2004; Bishop of Galloway, 1981-2004; b. 5.5.26, Hamilton. Educ. St. Aloysius College, Glasgow; Our Lady’s High School, Motherwell; Pontifical Gregorian University, Rome. Royal Army Medical Corps, UK, India, Egypt, 1944-47; Assistant Priest: St. Bartholomew’s, Coatbridge, 1951-52, St. Bernadette’s, Motherwell, 1954- 55; Lecturer, St. Peter’s College, Cardross, 1955-65; Rector, Royal Scots College, Spain, 1965-74; Parish Priest, Our Lady of Lourdes, East Kilbride, 1974-81. Vice President, Progressio (formerly Catholic Institute for International Relations). Publications: The Scots College in Spain, 1971; Guatemala, A Bishop’s Journey, 1991; El Salvador: Portrait of a Parish, 1992; Opening Our Lives to the Saviour (Co-author), 1995; Listening at the Foot of the Cross (Co-author), 1996; Being a Bishop in Scotland, 2006; It’s the Eucharist, Thank God, 2009. Address: 41 Overmills Road, Ayr KA7 3LH; T.-01292-285865. web: www.bishopmauricetaylor.org.uk Taylor, Peter Cranbourne, MA, CA. Chairman, Scottish National Blood Transfusion Association, 1995- 2010; b. 11.8.38, Yeovil; m., Lois Mary; 1s.; 1d Educ. Edinburgh University. Chartered Accountant/Partner: Romanes and Munro, Edinburgh, 1964-74; Deloitte Haskins and Sells, 1974-90; Coopers and Lybrand, 1990-95. Member, Scottish Dental Practice Board, 1991- 2001. Recreations: country pursuits. Address: (h.) Totleywells House, Winchburgh, West Lothian EH52 6QJ. Taylor, Professor Samuel Sorby Brittain, BA, PhD, Officier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Academiques. Professor of French, St. Andrews University, 1977-95, now Professor Emeritus; b. 20.9.30, Dore and Totley, Derbyshire; m., Agnes McCreadie Ewan (deceased 2007); 2 d. Educ. High Storrs Grammar School, Sheffield; Birmingham University; Paris University. Royal Navy, 1956-58 (Sub Lt., RNVR); Personnel Research Officer, Dunlop Rubber Co. (“Sickness- Absence in Rubber Industry”), 1958-60; Research Fellow, Institut et Musee Voltaire, Geneva, 1960-63; St. Andrews University: Lecturer, 1963, Reader, 1972, Professor, 1977, retired, 1995; Chairman, National Council for Modern Languages, 1981-85; Member, Executive Committee, Complete Works of Voltaire, 1970-85; Project Leader, Inter-University French Language Teaching Research and Development Project ("Le Francais en Faculte”"en fin de compte”), 1980-88; Director, Nuffield Foundation project ("Nuffield French for science students"), 1991-99; Chairman, Scottish Joint Working Party for Standard Grade in Modern WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND 501 Languages, 1982-84; Chairman, St Andrews Green Belt Forum, since 2008. Publications: definitive text of Voltaire's Works, 1974; definitive iconography of Voltaire, completed. Recreations: athletics timekeeping; photography; Liberal Democrats; Franco-Scottish Society. St Andrews Preservation Trust. Address: (h.) 11 Irvine Crescent, St. Andrews KY16 8LG; T.-01334 472588; e-mail: ssbt423@btinternet.com Taylor, Scott, BA (Hons) Marketing. Chief Executive, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, since 2004; b. 20.06.62, Manchester; m., Carol; 1 s.; 1 d. Educ. Clayton High School; University of Strathclyde. Has been general manager of three Glasgow city centre hotels, as well as brand manager for two of Forte Hotels’ brands; joined Greater Glasgow & Clyde Valley Tourist Board in 1998 as Director-Convention Bureau, later becoming Director of Marketing, encompassing both Leisure and Discretionary Business Tourism; took over as Chief Executive in July 2004, and then established Glasgow City Marketing Bureau (GCMB). Council Director of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, is on its Board of Management, is a Board Member of City of Glasgow College and Chair of the Glasgow Strategic Major Events Forum; has previously held a number of directorships in Glasgow. Recreations: travelling; hill walking; mountain biking. Address: (b.) Glasgow City Marketing Bureau, Exchange House, 229 George Street, Glasgow G1 1QU; T.-0141 566 0826. E-mail: scott.taylor@seeglasgow.com Taylor, William James, QC (Scotland), QC (England and Wales), MA, LLB, FRSA. Advocate, since 1971; Barrister, since 1990; b. 13.9.44, Nairn. Educ. Robert Gordon's College, Aberdeen; Aberdeen University. Standing Junior Counsel to DHSS, 1978-79, to Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1979-86; Temporary Sheriff, 1997-99; Member, Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, 1997-2000; Member, Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission, 1999-2004. Parliamentary candidate (Labour), West Edinburgh, February and October, 1974; Lothian Regional Councillor, 1973-84 (Secretary, Labour Group); Chairman, COSLA Protective Services Committee; Part-time Sheriff, since 1999; Chairman, Scottish Opera, 2004-07; Past Chairman, Traverse Theatre; previous Board Member, Royal Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh; Past Chairman, Federation of Scottish Theatres. Recreations: the arts; sailing; skiing; Scottish mountains; restoring a garden. Address: (b.) Parliament House, Parliament Square, Edinburgh EH1 1RF; T.-0131-556 0101; e-mail: qc@wjt.org.uk Teasdale, Sir Graham Michael, Kt, MB, BS, FRCP, FRCSEdin, FRCSGlas, FRCSLond, FACSHon, FMedSci, FRSE. Professor and Head, Department of Neurosurgery, Glasgow University, 1981-2003; Consultant Neurosurgeon, Institute of Neurological Sciences, Glasgow, 1975-2003; President, Society of British Neurological Surgeons, 2000- 02; b. 23.9.40, Spennymoor; m.; 3 s.; 3 d. Educ. Johnston Grammar School, Durham; Durham University. Postgraduate clinical training, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, London and Birmingham, 1963-69; Assistant Lecturer in Anatomy, Glasgow University, 1969-71; specialist training in surgery and neurosurgery, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, 1971-75; Senior Lecturer, then Reader in Neurosurgery, Glasgow University, 1975-81. President, International Neurotrauma Society, 1993-2000; Chairman, European Brain Injury Consortium, 1995-2003; President, Section of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Society of Medicine, 1998-99; former President, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 2003-06; Chairman of Board, NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, 2006-10. Address: Duchal Road, Kilmacolm PA13 4AY.
502 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND Telfer, Andrew. Joint Senior Partner, Baillie Gifford, since 2012. Address: (b.) Calton Square, 1 Greenside Row, Edinburgh EH1 3AN. Temple-Smithson, James. Head of the European Parliament Office in Scotland, since 2009; b. Sussex. Educ. University of Bath. Career: working for the European Parliament, since 1999; moved from Brussels to London in 2002. Responsible for the media, outreach and political work of the European Parliament’s Office in Scotland. Recreations: trekking; cricket; golf. Address: (b.) European Parliament Office in Scotland, The Tun, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ; T.-0131-557 7866. Templeton, Professor Allan, CBE, MBChB, MD (Hons), FRCOG, FRCP, FRCPE, FACOG, FMedSci. Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, since 1985; President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 2004-07; Hon. Director, Office for Research and Clinical Audit, RCOG, since 2008; b. 28.6.46, Glasgow; m., Gillian Penney; 3 s.; 1 d. Educ. Aberdeen Grammar School; University of Aberdeen. Junior hospital posts, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary; Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh. Former Member, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Publications: books and scientific papers on human infertility. Recreation: mountaineering. Address: (b.) Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, Foresterhill, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD; T.-01224 550590; e-mail: allan.templeton@abdn.ac.uk Tennant, David. Actor; b. 18.4.71, Bathgate, Lothian. Educ. RSAMD. Acted with the 7:84 Theatre Company; Theatre includes: Touchstone in As You Like It (RSC), 1996, Romeo in Romeo and Juliet (RSC), 2000, Antipholus of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors (RSC), 2000, Jeff in The Lobby Hero (Donmar Warhouse and New Ambassadors), 2002 (nominated Best Actor Laurence Olivier Theatre Awards, 2003); Television includes: Casanova in Casanova 2005, The Doctor in Doctor Who, 2005-2010 (tenth Doctor); Films include: Bright Young Things, 2003, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 2005. Address: (b.) c/o Independent Talent Group, Oxford House, 76 Oxford Street, London W1D 1BS. Terry, Nicholas Graham, BSc (Econ), MSocSci, MPhil. Principal and Vice Chancellor (Acting), University of Abertay Dundee; b. 18.2.53, Bishop Auckland; m., Marietta Diciacca. Educ. Marlowe Hall School; Universities of Hull, Birmingham and Bath. Management Trainee and Budget Controller with Black & Decker and Cummins Diesel Engine Company, 1969- 75; Full-Time Student, 1975-81; various academic posts with the Universities of Northumbria and Edinburgh, 1981-2000; Head of Dundee Business School, 2000-04; Depute Principal (Planning and Resources), University of Abertay Dundee, 2004-05. Non-Executive Director of several companies, including University Spin-Outs and Advanced Management Programme in Scotland Ltd. Recreation: classic cars. Address: (b.) Bell Street, Dundee DD1 1HG; T.-01382 308016. E-mail: n.terry@abertay.co.uk Terry, Sheila M., BSc (SocSci), MBA, DipTRP, DipPL, MRTPI, FRSA. Chartered Town Planner, since 1976; Non Executive Director, Registers of Scotland, since 2007; Historic Scotland Audit Committee Member, since 2007; b. 24.10.49, Edinburgh; m., John Terry. Educ. George Watson’s Ladies College; Edinburgh University. Pre 1975: various planning posts in Cherwell DC, Northamptonshire County Council and Dunfermline Burgh Council; Senior Planning Officer, Warwick District Council, 1975-79; Assistant Borough Planning Officer and Senior Planning Officer, LB Hillingdon, 1979-88; Head of Planning/Principal Officer (Planning), Stirling District Council, 1988-96; Head of Planning and Transportation, Falkirk Council, 1996-2007. Trustee, New Lanark Trust, since 2008; Board Member, Planning Aid for Scotland, since 2008. Recreations: travel; art and architecture; theatre; swimming. Theodossiou, Professor Ioannis, BSc, MPhil, PhD. Professor, Economics, University of Aberdeen Business School, since 1998; b. 03.07.54, Athens, Greece; m., Eleni Mente-Theodossiou; 1 s.; 1 d. Educ. University of Piraeus (The Graduate School of Industrial Studies of Piraeus); The University of Glasgow. Bank Employee, 1976-81; Tutor in Economics, 1982-86; Teaching Assistant, 1987-88; Teaching Fellow, 1988-90; Lecturer in Economics, 1990-95; Senior Lecturer in Economics, 1995-98; Reader in Economics, 1998. Participated in and coordinated several European Commission funded projects on issues of health inequalities, low pay, wellbeing and job satisfaction. Fellow, Royal Statistical Society; Member, Council of the Scottish Economic Society. Publications: ‘Wage Inflation and the Two Tier Labour Market’ (book); edited volumes, chapters in books and research papers in many economic journals. Recreations: motorcycles; hill walking. Address: (b.) University of Aberdeen Business School, Edward Wright Building, Aberdeen AB24 3QY; T.-01224 272183; e-mail: theod@abdn.ac.uk Thewliss, James, BSc (Hons). Head Teacher, Harris Academy, Dundee, since 1997; b. 24.4.53, Motherwell; m., Ann White; 1 s.; 1 d. Educ. Dalziel High School, Motherwell; Glasgow University. Geography Teacher, Braidhurst High School, Motherwell, 1976 -85; Principal Teacher, Geography, Perth High School, 1986-89; Assistant Rector, Perth High School, 1989-91; Assistant Head Teacher, Carluke High School, 1991-93; Depute Rector, Wallace High School, Stirling, 1993-97. Vice Convener, General Teaching Council Scotland, 2005-09; President, School Leaders Scotland, 2010-2011. Recreations: supporting Motherwell Football Club; football purist. Address: (b.) Harris Academy, Perth Road, Dundee, DD2 1NL; T.-01382 435700; james.thewliss@dundeecity.gov.uk Thin, Andrew, BSc (Hons), MBA, DipM. Chairman, Scottish Natural Heritage, since 2006; Non Executive Director, Scottish Government, since 2010; Board Member, Children's Hearings Scotland, since 2011; b. 21.1.59, Edinburgh; m., Frances Elizabeth; 1 s.; 1 d. Educ. Glenalmond College; Edinburgh University. Director, James Thin Booksellers, 1985-89; Team Leader, Highlands and Islands Development Board, 1989-91; Chief Executive, Caithness and Sutherland Enterprise, 1991-95. Chairman, John Muir Trust, 1997-2003; Board Member, Crofters Commission, 2001-06; Convener, Cairngorms National Park Authority, 2003-06. Recreations: long-distance running; canoeing; hill-walking. Address: (h.) Wester Auchterflow, by Munlochy, Ross-shire IV8 8PQ; T.-01463 811632; e-mail: andrew.thin@hotmail.co.uk Thin, David Ainslie, BSc. Chairman, James Thin Ltd., 1992-2002; b. 9.7.33, Edinburgh; m., Elspeth J.M. Scott; 1 s.; 2 d. Educ. Edinburgh Academy; Loretto School; Edinburgh University. James Thin Ltd., 1957-2002; President, Booksellers Association of GB and Ireland, 1976-78; Chairman, Book Tokens Ltd., 1987-95. Recreations: golf; travelling; reading. Address: (h.) Balfour
Page 1 and 2: 498 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND T Tait, A
Page 3: 500 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND Westminst
Page 7 and 8: 504 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND in 2007,
Page 9 and 10: 506 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND Thomson,
Page 11 and 12: 508 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND FRACP(Hon
Page 13 and 14: 510 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND Paisley;
Page 15 and 16: 512 WHO'S WHO IN SCOTLAND Turley, M

WWS_T - Who's Who in Scotland

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?