International Advisory Council​

The International Advisory Council are a collection of distinguished international business members and leaders who bring unique knowledge and outreach. Members of the Council offer invaluable advice, guidance and support to the Institute on our goals and activities.

The Asia Scotland Institute gives members the ability and opportunity to mix with leaders from across the region, to network with them and learn from them in uniquely small groups.

Mark Tennant

Former Chairman of SFE and a Senior Advisor to JP Morgan, Edinburgh and London

mark tennant
Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea 2
Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea

Chairman, Cobra Beer, London

Lord Desai of St Clement Danes
Lord Desai of St Clement Danes

Professor Emeritus, London School of Economics, London

Lady Olga Maitland
Lady Olga Maitland

President, The Defence and Security Forum, London

Lord Robertson of Port Ellen
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT, GCMG, PC

Chancellor of Dundee University

Alan Rosling
Alan Rosling CBE

Co-Founder Kiran Energy and former Executive Director of Tata Sons

Amir Dossal
Amir Dossal

Founder and Chairman, Global Partnerships Forum, New York

April Gow
April Gow

Partner, Canongate Partners Ltd

Baroness Mobarik CBE
Baroness Mobarik CBE

Founder and Convener of the Scotland Pakistan Network, Glasgow

Ben Thomson
Ben Thomson

Chairman of Inverleith LLP

Brigadier David Allfrey MBE
Brigadier David Allfrey MBE

Former Chief Executive and Producer, Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Edinburgh

Dame Sue Bruce DBE
Dame Sue Bruce DBE

Former Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council, Edinburgh

David Birrell
David Birrell

Former Director, Asia Scotland Institute

Doug Cook
Doug Cook OBE

Former Director, Asia Scotland Institute

Chris Nonis
Dr. Chris Nonis

Chairman, Mackwoods Group of Companies

Dr. Eamonn Butler
Dr. Eamonn Butler

Director and Co-Founder, Adam Smith Institute, London

Gerald Ross
Dr. Gerald Ross

Former Dean McGill Business School, Montreal

Gordon Dewar
Gordon Dewar

Chief Executive, Edinburgh Airport

Govinda Finn
Govinda Finn

Economist

Haruko Fukuda OBE
Haruko Fukuda OBE

Non-executive Director, Investec PLC, London

Malcolm Roughead OBE
Malcolm Roughead OBE

Chief Executive, VisitScotland, Edinburgh

Marco Vicenzino
Marco Vicenzino

Director, Global Strategy Project and Geo-political Risk Advisor, Washington DC

Martin Barrow CBE
Martin Barrow CBE

Former member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and a Company Director of Jardine Matheson Limited

mark tennant
Mark Tennant

Former Chairman of SFE and a Senior Advisor to JP Morgan, Edinburgh and London

Narayana Murthy
Narayana Murthy

Co-Founder, Infosys

Owen Kelly OBE
Owen Kelly OBE

Former Chief Executive, Scottish Financial Enterprise, Edinburgh

Paul Little
Paul Little

Principal and Chief Executive, City of Glasgow College, Glasgow

Peter Budd CBE
Peter Budd CBE

Director, Arup and Partners Ltd, and Deputy Chairman of the China-Britain Business Council

Poonam Gupta
Dr. Poonam Gupta OBE

CEO, PG Paper Company Ltd.

Professor Steve Hillier OBE
Professor Steve Hillier OBE

Former Vice Principal International, University of Edinburgh

Professor Ian Gow Headshot
Professor Ian Gow OBE

Former Director, Confucious Institute; Chairman, Japan Soc; Honorary Professor, The University of Edinburgh

Rana Mitter OBE FBA
Rana Mitter OBE FBA

British historian and political scientist

Sandy Flockhart CBE
Sandy Flockhart CBE

Former CEO, The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited

Shonaig Macpherson CBE
Shonaig Macpherson CBE

Chairman, The Robertson Trust

Stuart Leckie OBE
Stuart Leckie OBE

Chairman, Stirling Finance Limited, Hong Kong

Subramanian Ramadorai CBE
Subramanian Ramadorai CBE

Former CEO of TCS & Adviser to the Prime Minister of India

Sunita Kohli
Sunita Kohli

President, K2India, India

Vikram Singh Mehta
Vikram Singh Mehta

Former CEO of Shell India, current Chairman, Brookings India, New Delhi

William Dalrymple
William Dalrymple

Acclaimed Writer and Historian