1. Business Fellows Network
Building value
Sharing values
Impact through connection

2. STRATEGIC OVERVIEW Vision : Leading International Business School
Mission : Academic Excellence for Business and Society.
Goals :
Internationally renowned research of impact
Growth in engagement with and impact on industry, commerce and third sector.
Increased emphasis in educational programmes to create graduates with confidence and ambition to transform organisations and society.
Further internationalisation (programmes, students, staff, location, partners)
Enhanced reputation in “places and spaces”.
All require connections.

3. CONNECTIONS Connections with : Connections to : Connections among :
Business Leaders, Partners, Alumni
Connections to :
Students, researchers, community
Connections among :
The Strathclyde Community

4. BUILDING COMMUNITY
Staff, students, employers, business, policy, community
Alumni, business partners, clients, advocates
Wide sectoral and firm demographic representation
Approx 150,000 SBS Alumni wordwide who we have contact details for (are in contact with)

5. Advisory Board

6. Strathclyde Business Fellows: ‘Local heroes – global players’
Iain MacRitchie, Chief Executive Office, MCR Holdings
Scott Taylor, Chief Executive, Glasgow City Marketing Bureau
Gaelle Ciriego, Director Ipso Facto
David Alexander, Quality Leader in EMEA, Landis Gyr
Claire Dunning, Board Director, Dunning – Creating Sparks
Alan Semple Group Finance Director, Wood Group plc
Jillian MacLean, Founder, Drake and Morgan
Rebecca Harwood Lincoln, Country Manager/Vice Chair Marketing, Polaroid Eyewear
Gerard Kelly, Scottish Investment Bank
Joanne Ramsay, Director of Organisational Design, Standard Life
Hazel Sinclair, Head of Talent Scotland + Digital Communications, Scottish Development International (SE)
Gordon McAlpine Chief Executive Officer, The Sales Club
David Singh, Non-Executive Director, O’Street
Arvind Verma, Director, Denzien Décor PVT
Jim Hamill, Director, Energise 2-0
Gary Stern, Head of Corporate Banking, Royal Bank of Scotland
Mr Brian Martin, Business Consultant
Mr Martin Stepek CEO, Scottish Family Business Association
Sectors Business fellows froms:
Engineering/BSB
David Alexander/Alan Semple/
Entrepren.
Clare Dunning/Iain MacRitchie/Jillian MacLean/Gordon McAlpine/Jim Hamill/ Martin Stepek
Financial Services/Business services
Gaelle Ciriego/Scott taylor/Gerard Kelly/ Joanne Ramsay/Hazel Sinlair/Gary Stern/Brian Martin

7. What we can do for you
Unique opportunity to contribute, mentor and shape the next generation of business leaders
Access to cutting edge research, business information, though leadership and bespoke research
Opportunity to enhance your own continuous professional development in areas aligned with you and your organisation’s interests.
Student resource – energy and gen Y perspectives !
Networking with key academics and business leaders

8. What you can do for us
Use your experience and expertise and work with our talented students (e.g. guest lectures/projects/mentoring/internships)
Work as Ambassador for SBS in your professional circles.
Work strategically with us –
Shape our school
Help us internationalise
Contribute to societal
and business aims

9. Business Partners and connections beyond…
Citi in Scotland
HSBC BANK PLC
Narec Capital
Santander
Barclay’s Wealth
Lloyds Banking Group
Barclays Group
Syngro
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership
Morgan Stanley
Deloitte
KPMG
SIMUL8 Corporation (SME)
Scottish Midland Co-operative
Scottish Family Business Association
Alliance Trust Plc

10. Future connections and fellows