John MacQueen Ward
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Early life
The son of Marcus Waddie Ward and Catherine MacQueen, Ward was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.[1]
Career
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He subsequently held a wide range of business and public sector jobs, including Chairman of CBI Scotland, Chairman of Scottish Qualifications Authority,[2] Chairman of Quality Scotland Foundation, Chairman of the Governing Body (Court) of Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, and Chairman of Scottish Homes.[3]
Ward joined Macfarlane Group as a non-executive director in 1995 and took over the chairman's role when its eponymous founder retired in 1998.[4]
His later appointments included the Chairmanship of Scottish Enterprise[5] and of European Assets Trust NV. He was also a Trustee of the National Museums of Scotland between 2005 and 2012 and was Chairman of Dunfermline Building Society between 1995 and 2007.
Awards
Ward was appointed a CBE in 1995, the same year he received an Honorary Degree from the University of Strathclyde. He received a Knighthood in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Public Life in Scotland.[6]
Ward also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1998[7] and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2004[8] for private sector leadership. He appeared at number 10 on The Scotsman's 100 Most Powerful list the same year.[9]
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