Biography
Roddy is the Founder and Chairman of the Asia Scotland Institute, a not for profit whose mission is to reconnect Scots men and women with their Asian heritage and educate and inspire Tomorrow’s Leaders . He is also the Founding Partner of Canongate Partners, an international executive search consulting firm specialising in solving challenges for clients seeking to enter Asia and the Emerging Markets. He is an Advisory Board member of Roots of Peace which supports the world’s most vulnerable farmers and traders, removing landmines and the remnants of war with the subsequent replanting and rebuilding of war-torn regions. He was previously Chief Executive of Asia House in London, where he drove its mission to educate and inform the people of the UK about a region extending from the Gulf in the West to Japan in the East.
During a career spanning service as a British Army officer, several years as a banker in the UK and US, and more than 30 years working at the highest levels of global executive search, Roddy has always been interested in the challenges of understanding and embracing the skills needed to function effectively across national boundaries.
Awarded the OBE in 2002 for services to British Trade, he was previously a member of the Business Advisory Council of the Said Business School, Oxford University. He is a Board member of British American Business, the largest bilateral, transatlantic trade and policy organisation. Roddy is the Chairman of the Asia Scotland Trust in Edinburgh focused on restoration and conservation projects in Kolkata and Southeast Asia. He is a member of the King’s Bodyguard for Scotland (Royal Company of Archers). He holds an MA degree from Trinity College, Cambridge University.
Publications
Talk of bromance between Russia and China may be premature
Looking at events in perspective is always important, as is recalling the historical context within which most things occur. The recent developments between Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping with their meeting in Moscow is no different, hailed by many in the West as an alarming
The Alarming Reality of A Ticking Demographic Time Bomb in China and Russia
There is a time bomb ticking whose consequences are beginning to be felt. In China and Russia, the hard facts of demography may cause both societies to crash over the next two decades. If the facts are to be believed there are simply not enough
Demonstrations around the globe show a generation demanding change
Hardly a day goes by without news of further uprisings and protests in different parts of the world. Analysing the causes and identity of those involved is made easier by the impact of social networks. Is there a pattern to these upheavals, are there conclusions