John Macqueen Ward

Sir John Macqueen Ward, CBE, CA, FRSE, FRSA, FIET is a Scottish businessman educated at Edinburgh Academy and at Fettes College.

Ward 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 after working for the company throughout the world. He has subsequently held a wide range of business and public sector jobs, including Chairman of CBI Scotland, Chairman of Scottish Qualifications Authority, Chairman of Quality Scotland Foundation and Chairman of Scottish Homes.

His current appointments include the Chairmanship of Scottish Enterprise and of European Assets Trust NV. He is also a Trustee of the National Museums of Scotland and was Chairman of Dunfermline Building Society between 1995 and 2007.

Ward was awarded the CBE in 1995 and received a Knighthood in the 2002 New Years Honours for Services to Public Life in Scotland. He appears at number 10 on The Scotsman's "100 Most Powerful" list. [The Scotsman: cite web
title = Scotland's most powerful
url=http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?tid=288&id=503852004
access-date = 2007-05-04] He was awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Strathclyde in 1995.

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