Our Staff

Retired international charities CEO based in Surrey. Liveryman of the Guild of Tinplaters. Educated in France and USA. Formerly Multiple Sclerosis International, Brooke Hospital for Animals and World Bank.

Partner in an Aberdeen law practice specialising in Shipping law. Member of a Chambers UK ranked team providing transactional and advisory services in the marine sector.

My career in museums began as a volunteer at Edinburgh’s Museum of Childhood, and I have since had roles at Tyne and Wear Museums, Museums Galleries Scotland, and Culture Perth and Kinross, among others. I am currently Museums & Galleries Edinburgh’s Curatorial & Engagement Manager, and formerly President of the Museums Association.

I am Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow, where I teach twentieth-century writing. My current research project, “Ocean Modern”, is about literature and ships. I applied to be a trustee in 2021, and I am also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. I have many personal connections with the west coast of the UK (Bristol, Cornwall, Liverpool, Penarth, and Glasgow).

I started James Keiller Estates in 1980, focussing on commercial, residential and leisure property development. Part of the largely Dundee-based portfolio was sold off in late 2018. I have recently purchased Scotia Homes in Ellon with a partner to help build a strong family business. I was delighted to join UPS. I am an Honorary Fellow of Dundee University and also a trustee of Dundee Heritage Trust.

I am a Chartered Structural Engineer and my entire working life has revolved around the existing and historic built environment. My day job is Technical Director of Conservation with a firm of Consulting Engineers, David Narro Associates. A long-held fascination with naval history and architecture led me to hunt down Unicorn in 2004 en route to a sailing tour of Scapa Flow. Visiting the ship from time to time, and regular contact, led to me being invited to join the Board of Trustees in 2015

Georgina is an accountant and Assistant Finance Director at NS&I, with extensive experience in change management.

Paul is an experienced product development and training/curriculum specialist with experience in various industries, including with Lloyds Maritime and RICS, and most recently the real estate and surveying industry. I have successfully designed and developed training pathways, created new training products at all levels, and produced industry-leading conferences in every major region.