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Dr Andrew Cubie CBE FRSE LLD WS
Andrew Cubie graduated from Edinburgh University
in 1967 joining the long established law firm Fyfe Ireland
WS of which he is still a Partner. He has been variously Chairman
and Senior Partner of that firm having specialised in Corporate
law. He has been active in legal education throughout his
professional career having been Chairman of Governors of George
Watson's College and is currently Chairman of the Court of
Napier University.
He holds a number of non-executive Directorships
in public and private companies ranging from investment trusts
to companies manufacturing freezers and highland dress. He
is a former Chairman of the Confederation of British Industry
in Scotland, having held that position between 1995 and 1997.
Since then he has been a member of the McIntosh Commission
which made recommendations for the reform of Local Government
in Scotland and the Consultative Advisory Group, a cross-party/community
group which developed the working arrangements of the Scottish
Parliament. He was Convenor of the Independent Committee of
Inquiry into Student Finance in Scotland ("the Cubie
Committee") which brought about the abolition of tuition
fees.
He is the Chairman of Quality Scotland an organisation
committed to business excellence. He is also Chairman in Scotland
of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, British Council,
British Executive Service Overseas. He has chaired the Advisory Group of Scotland's Health at Work since its establishment
in 1996.
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