Sir John Ward, CBE

Career: IBM: plant controller 1966-75, dir of info systems Euro 1975-79, manufacturing controller 1979-81, dir Havant Manufacturing Plant 1982-90 (first Br Quality Award, Wills Faber Award, two Queen's Awards for export and technol), dir UK Govt and Public Serv Business 1991-95, res dir Scotand & N England 1991-97; chm 1990-94: Scottish Electronics Forum, Quality Scotland Fndn, Advsy Scottish Cncl for Educn and Trg Targets, CBI; chm: Euro Assets Tst 1995-, Scottish Homes 1996-2002, Scottish Post Office Bd 1997-2001, Scottish Qualification Authy 2000-04, Scottish Enterprise 2004-09; non-exec chm: Macfarlane Gp plc 1995-2003 (chm 1998-2003), Dunfermline Bldg Soc 2002-07; memb: Sec of State's Scottish Econ Cncl 1990-94, Sec of State's Scottish Business Forum 1998-99; chm of govrs Queen Margaret UC 2000-04; tsee Nat Museums of Scotland; visiting prof Heriot-Watt Univ; Hon DSc Napier Univ, Hon DBA Univ of Strathclyde, Hon DL Glasgow Caledonian Univ, Hon DUniv Heriot-Watt; hon fell SCOTVEC; MICAS, FIET, FRSA, FRSE