John MacQueen Ward
{{Infobox person
| honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE|FRSE|FRSA|FIET}}
| name = Sir John Ward
| birth_name = John MacQueen Ward
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1940|8|1}}
| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| occupation = Businessman
| years_active = 1966–2012
| children = 4
| education = {{Plainlist |
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| awards = {{Plainlist |
- CBE (1995)
- Knight Bachelor (2002)
- Royal Society Fellowship (2004)
}}
}}
{{short description|Scottish businessman}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
Sir John MacQueen Ward {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE|FRSE|FRSA|FIET}} (born 1 August 1940) is a Scottish businessman.{{cite book |title= Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knighthood|publisher=Burke's Peerage & Gentry |editor= Mosley, Charles |editor-link=Charles Mosley (genealogist) |edition=107 |year= 2003 |page= 4069 |ref=Burke |isbn=0-9711966-2-1}}
Early life
The son of Marcus Waddie Ward and Catherine MacQueen, Ward was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Fettes College.
Career
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He began a career with IBM at its Greenock Manufacturing Plant in 1966, and in 1991 was appointed Managing Director of UK Government and Public Service Business having worked for the company throughout the world.
He subsequently held a wide range of business and public sector jobs, including Chairman of CBI Scotland, Chairman of Scottish Qualifications Authority,{{Cite web|url=https://rse.org.uk/fellowship/sir-john-ward|title=Fellows, Sir John Ward}} Chairman of Quality Scotland Foundation, Chairman of the Governing Body (Court) of Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University, and Chairman of Scottish Homes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/apr/18/1|title=Scottish Power 100|website=TheGuardian.com |date=17 April 1999 }}
Ward joined Macfarlane Group as a non-executive director in 1995 and took over the chairman's role when its eponymous founder retired in 1998.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12340942.baptism-of-fire-macfarlane-chairmans-big-challenge/|title=Baptism of fire Macfarlane chairman's big challenge|work=The Herald }}
His later appointments included the Chairmanship of Scottish Enterprise{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12517031.knight-with-high-pass-mark-in-business-arena|title=Knight with high pass mark in business arena|date=31 January 2004 }} and of European Assets Trust NV. He was also a Trustee of the National Museums of Scotland between 2005 and 2012 and was Chairman of Dunfermline Building Society between 1995 and 2007.
Awards
Ward was appointed a CBE in 1995, the same year he received an Honorary Degree from the University of Strathclyde. He received a Knighthood in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Public Life in Scotland.{{Cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/11906938.knighthoods-for-burt-and-ward-top-banker-and-public-servant-make-new-year-honours-list/|title=Knighthoods for Burt and Ward Top banker and public servant make New Year Honours list|date=31 December 2002 }}
Ward also received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 1998{{Cite web|url=https://www.hw.ac.uk/uk/services/docs/secretariat/honorary-graduates-1966-present.pdf|title=Heriot-Watt University Honorary Graduates}} and was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 2004{{Cite web|url=https://rse.org.uk/fellowship/sir-john-ward|title=Fellows: Sir John Ward|work=Royal Society of Edinburgh}} for private sector leadership. He appeared at number 10 on The Scotsman's 100 Most Powerful list the same year.{{cite news
| title = Scotland's most powerful
| url=http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=288&id=503852004
| accessdate = 2007-05-04
| location=Edinburgh
| work=The Scotsman
| date=2004-05-02}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.nms.ac.uk/about_us/about_us/corporate_information/trustees/sir_john_ward.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120220102203/http://www.nms.ac.uk/about_us/about_us/corporate_information/trustees/sir_john_ward.aspx |archive-date=February 20, 2012 |title=Profile: Sir John Ward, CBE, CA, FRSE, FRSA, FIET| author=National Museums Scotland website}}
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