Doug Smith, right, with Jim Jefferies at the retirement golf day (pic: Terry Murden) Interview: Doug Smith, corporate insurance broker (retired) There have been many make or break decisions in Doug Smith’s journey around the corporate circuit, not least over the sale of his insurance business and a showdown over the future of Heart of […]
Golf day to mark Doug Smith’s retirement
Corporate insurance broker Douglas Smith organised a golf day with friends and colleagues at Archerfield Links to mark his retirement. Enjoying the day’s play at the East Lothian course, and a meal in the clubhouse, were a number of veteran figures from the Scottish business community. They included lawyer Alastair Dickson, the former Royal Bank […]
Coding for kids raises the STEM game
Sandy Enoch with Marty: ‘coding can be creative and fun’ (pic: Terry Murden) Interview: Sandy Enoch, inventor, robotics company owner It was a football tournament with a difference that helped kickstart an idea that Sandy Enoch had been harbouring for some time. His department at Edinburgh University had acquired a number of robots for research […]
Helping bankers to sleep at night
Joe Di Rollo: ‘we’re providing peace of mind’ (pic: Terry Murden) Interview: Joe Di Rollo, risk manager The collapse of Northern Rock in 2007 was a memorable moment for Joe Di Rollo, not only because it signalled the beginning of the financial meltdown that would spread around the world; it also marked a step-change in […]
Sturgeon cannot succeed without the Tories
AS I SEE IT: Nicola Sturgeon may have new Green partners but she needs to make friends with the Conservatives, says TERRY MURDEN Only a week into the SNP-Green partnership and already Scotland’s eco warriors are learning about the price of power. Principles are easy to hold on to when in opposition, but now the […]