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Board of Directors

ECCM is led by a non-executive Board of Directors chaired by David M Nicolson, and featuring key figures from the Edinburgh business community representing a broad range of sectors and interests.

David M Nicolson (Chairman)

Retired Managing Partner of KPMG, Edinburgh, former President of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce and Enterprise, former Director of Edinburgh Festival Society and Edinburgh Festival Theatre

Ernest Sheavills (Vice chairman)

Retired Director, Property Development & Asset Management, The Royal Bank of Scotland

Andrew Murphy

Managing Director, John Lewis Partnership, Edinburgh and Aberdeen

Simon Williams

Chief Executive, Edinburgh Principal Hoteliers Association

Dave Anderson

Director of City Development, The City of Edinburgh Council


Andy Irvine

Chairman, Scotland, Jones Lang LaSalle

Fay Young

Freelance Journalist

Jane Wood

Head of Corporate Affairs, Scotland, Alliance Boots

James Thomson

Proprietor: The Witchery, The Tower Restaurant, Rhubarb and Prestonfield

Councillor Jenny Dawe

Leader, The City of Edinburgh Council

Councillor David Beckett

City Centre Ward

Councillor Joanna Mowat

City Centre Ward