Mr Tony Strachan

Tony Strachan

Co-opted by the Court

MBA, FCIS, MIoD

Memberships of professional bodies

  • Fellow of Chartered Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
  • Member of the Institute of Directors
  • Freeman of the City of London

External appointments

  • Member of the Open University’s Scottish External Advisory Council
  • Member of the Strategic Advisory Board, Make it Kilmarnock

Education

  • Merchant Taylors’ School, Northwood
  • Professional qualifications (ACIS/FCIS)
  • The Open University

Career history

  • 1974-2010 employed by the Bank of England, most recently as Agent for Scotland (2003-10)
  • Seconded to the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers (1989-90)
  • Governor, Manchester Metropolitan University and member of Court, University of Salford (1998-2003)
  • Trustee, latterly Deputy Chair, Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester (1997-2003)
  • Director: North West Industrial Development Board (1998-2003); Merseyside Special Investment Fund (2002-3) Manchester Millennium (1996-2003); Right Track (Scotland) Ltd (2004-6) and other bodies.

Areas of research

  • The UK economy and monetary policy
  • The Scottish Economy
  • Leonardo da Vinci and William Shakespeare

Interests and hobbies

  • Classical music (plays oboe), theatre, fine arts, computers and reading