The Sportsman's Charity
Olympian

Meet Our Executive Team

John N M Frame MBE


John N M Frame MBE
Chief Executive

Work history

Development Director, Scottish Community Foundation

Former Director, Bell Lawrie White

Former Managing Director, Stocktrade (execution only stockbrokers)

Former director Scottish Sports Council (now Sportscotland )

Qualifications/awards

MBE for services to youth and sport, LLB Edinburgh

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Former Scottish rugby international, reading, writing, walking, talking and golf. Member of Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society.

 

John Evans


John Evans
Chairman

Married to Susanne, 2 boys-Rhys and Bryn (you've guessed, he's Welsh!)

 

Work History
HR Director Strathclyde Police
HR Director Diageo, Scotland
Senior roles in HR and Marketing with RBS and British Airways

 

Qualifications

BA- Birmingham Polytechnic
MBA-Edinburgh University
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development

 

Interests

Sport- qualifed rugby and football referee, erstwhile Lower XV and social rugby player with Lismore and Edinburgh Accies, hockey with Grange 7ths and youth soccer coach with Spartans. Chair of Youth Development at Grange. Awful golfer.
Arts- member of Scottish Arts Council committee, Celtic culture, reading, writing (formerly "Tighthead Tam" in "Scottish Rugby" magazine!)
Charities- founder of Struan's Appeal and Hearts and Balls, committee member of Wooden Spoon, former non-exec director of The Chicago Children's Choir
Non-exec advisor to 3 SMEs

 

Harry A Richmond


Harry A Richmond
Finance Director

Work History

Former Finance Officer to City of Edinburgh Recreation Department

Former Financial Controller, Bennett & Robertson WS

Former Financial Controller, Menzies Dougal WS

Qualifications/Awards

BAcc Glasgow, CA

Interests/Hobbies

Rugby (now non-playing), shooting, fishing, military history, and reading. Member of Glasgow Academical Club, and Edinburgh Academical Sports Club.

 

Robin D Fulton


Robin D Fulton
Non-executive director

Work history

Partner, Turcan Connell WS

Former partner, Shepherd & Wedderburn

Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners

Lecturer for STEP, Law Society of Scotland, WS Society

Scottish Editor of Fosters on Inheritance Tax

Member of Simons editorial board

Qualifications/awards

LLB (with Distinction) Edinburgh, WS Notary Public

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Sport and in particular rugby (now non playing).squash. skiing, member of Daniel Stewarts & Melville College FP, Special Forces (Associate Member), golf, member of Mortonhall Golf Club and Edinburgh Sports Club

 

Caroline Frame


Caroline Frame
Graphic Design & Events

Work History

Graphic Designer - Arbus Design, Edinburgh

The House of Bacchus - Event Manager

Freelance Grahic Designer

 

 

Dr Andrew Cubie CBE, FRSE


Dr Andrew Cubie CBE, FRSE
Non-executive director

Work History

Consultant, Fyfe Ireland WS

Director: Murray Johnstone VCT3 plc, Kinloch Anderson Ltd, Norfrost Holdings Ltd, ESPC Ltd

Chairman: Napier University Court, British Executive Service Overseas, Royal National Lifeboat Institution Scotland, British Council Scotland, Scottish Credit & Qualifications Framework

Member of the Management Board of Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education, and of the Northern Lighthouse Board


Qualifications/awards

LLD (Glasgow and Glasgow Caledonian)

DHc (Edinburgh)

DBA (QMUC)

LLB Hons

WS Notary Public


Interests, hobbies, etc.

Keen sailor

 

David G MacLean


David G MacLean
Non-executive Director

Work history

Managing Director, Deanway Development Ltd

Sole owner of D G MacLean - Chartered Surveyors

Qualifications/awards

BSc, FRICS

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Charity, karate, running

 

Jill Douglas


Jill Douglas
Non-executive director

Jill Douglas is a regular face on BBC Sport, presenting and reporting for Grandstand and has been involved in their coverage of many major sporting events.

Jill began her career as a print journalist in the Borders before moving into television. She was a news presenter and reporter with Border TV before concentrating on sport when she moved to BBC Scotland in 1997. Jill became the UKs first female rugby presenter when she fronted Rugby Special for BBC Scotland.

In 1999 Jill moved to Sky Sports where she presented sports news, southern hemisphere rugby and traveled Europe covering Golden League athletics.

Since her move back to the BBC in 2003, Jill has presented Six Nations rugby, worked on the Rugby World Cup in Australia and the Lions Tour to New Zealand for Five Live and been involved in the BBCs Olympic and Paralympic coverage. She has enjoyed working on the BBCs coverage of cycling, tennis, swimming, bowls and a whole variety of sports around the world but still manages to make it home to see her team, Hawick RFC, play at Mansfield Park when she can and is a keen race goer when time permits.

 

Ian Bell


Ian Bell
Non-executive director

Work history
Senior Manager, RBS
Fellow of Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland
Interests, hobbies, etc.
All sports, golf in particular

Director of The Earl Haig Fund (Scotland)

Member of the Governing Council, George Watson's College 

 

Duncan M Mennie


Duncan M Mennie
Event co-ordinator for the Sportsman's Charity Golf Classic

Work history

Senior Associate, Lindsays WS, specialising in commercial property.

Former partner, Menzies Dougal WS

Former partner, Bennett & Robertson WS

Qualifications/awards

LLB Edinburgh, WS Notary Public

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Rugby (now non-playing), golf, member of Luffness New Golf Club, Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society, Edinburgh Academical Club.

 

Brian D Allison


Brian D Allison
Event co-ordinator for the Sportsman's Charity Golf Classic and Sportsman's Charity Dinner

Work history

Development Executive, Deanway Development Ltd

Former positions with:

Ryden

Kenmore Property Group

Standard Life Property Department

Qualifications/awards

BComm Edinburgh, MRICS

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Fishing, hill walking (with dog), ornithology, rugby, golf, member of Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society..

 

Alan C McLaren


Alan C McLaren
Event co-ordinator for the Sportsman's Charity Golf Classic and Sportsman's Charity Dinner

Work history

Partner, Lindsays WS

Qualifications/awards

LLB Glasgow, DipLP Glasgow

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Scuba diving (qualified instructor), racket sports, football (now non-playing), music – including playing guitar and bass guitar in a local

jazz band

 

John Corbett


John Corbett
Event co-ordinator for the Lord Provost's Short Golf Cup.

Work history

Involved in property development for twenty three years.

Qualifications/awards

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Has a particular interest in homeless charity projects, and favourite leisure pursuits are sailing, skiing, and playing musical instruments.

 

John Miller


John Miller
Event co-ordinator for the Lord Provost's Short Golf Cup.

Work history

Director of Aisling Developments

Previously held senior positions with the Scottish Development Agency and was General Manager of the Edinburgh Technopole.

Involvement with various initiatives in the music, film and arts sectors.

Qualifications/awards

BA, DipTP, MRTPI

Interests, hobbies, etc.

Music, film and the arts generally.