Trustees
Professor George Fleming - Chair
Professor Fleming is a Civil Engineer / Environmental manager with 60 years’ experience in all aspects of environmental management. Particular skills include the application of mathematical models to surface and groundwater, hydrogeology, coastal processes, sediment movement, river restoration and the development of parts and harbours.
Professor Fleming gained a PhD in Hydrology and sediment transport in the Clyde basin in 1969 which involved studies at Stanford University. He also has extensive experience in landfill and brownfield land management and remediation.
Margaret MacKay - Trustee
Margaret began her career with HBOS and has over 36 years’ experience in PLC, AIM and family owned businesses. She has held Board level positions for the last 20 years and was latterly Managing Director, Scotland and Ireland Division with Peel Ports. She has a Masters Degree in Human Resource Management and is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. She also has a Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing.
From 2017 until 2022 Margaret was a Board member of The Scottish Building Society where she was Chair of the Remuneration Committee, Chair of the Nomination Committee and also the Senior Independent Director.
Duar Fleming - Trustee
Duar has been Managing Director of EnviroCentre, a medium sized technical practice, since 2010. He specialises in Environmental Consultancy and Business Management. Duar has almost more than 28 years’ experience in his profession and has worked on many of Scotland’s National Infrastructure projects. His other advisory roles include, Director of The Association of Environmental Clerks of Works (AECoW) and Awesome Glasgow (Charitable Trust) Trustee.
Cathy Govan - Trustee
Cathy Govan comes from a career in various Art and Design areas and 14 years as a Lecturer in Further Education and management in the Interior Design and Applied Arts departments at the City of Glasgow College.
Cathy has extensive experience in teaching and enabling learners of all ages from Access level, NC, HNC, HND courses and onwards to Degree level.
This brought her into contact with a diverse range of people from different cultural, socio-economic backgrounds and those with physical and learning disabilities.
Bryan Finlayson - Trustee
Bryan was born and raised in Lanarkshire and has called Glasgow’s West End home since 1997.
A graduate of the University of Glasgow, Bryan is recognised as a leading Commercial Real Estate lawyer with over 20 years’ experience at some of the country’s top-performing law firms. He is currently a Partner at the international law firm gunnercooke.
A founding Trustee of the philanthropic organisation Awesome Glasgow, Bryan is passionate about giving back and helping others to succeed. He has mentored through the Social Mobility Foundation and now supports Collective Communities CIC in Glasgow’s East End.