Ian David Grant
Sir Ian David Grant FRAgS is a former Chairman and First Commissioner of the Crown Estate. He was also the Chairman of the Scottish Exhibition Centre from 2002-2013.Education
Sir Ian Grant was educated at Strathallan School in Perthshire and the Edinburgh and East of Scotland College of Agriculture.Career
- Director, East of Scotland farmers, 1976-2002.
- Chairman, Copa Cereals Group, Brussels, 1982-1986.
- Chairman, EEC Cereals Working Party, 1982-1988.
- Chairman, International Federation of Agricultural Producers, 1984-1989.
- President, National Farmers Union of Scotland, 1984-1990.
- Director, Clydesdale Bank plc, 1989-1997.
- Director, National Farmers Union Mutual Insurance Society, 1990-2008.
- Director, Scottish and Southern Energy plc, 1992-2003.
- Chairman, Scottish Tourist Board, 1990-1998.
- Chairman, Cairngorms Partnership, 1998-2003.
- Chairman, Crown Estate 2002-2009.
- Chairman, Scottish Exhibition Centre Ltd, 2002-20
- Member of the Council of CBI Scotland, 1984-1996.
- Member of the Scottish Economic Council, 1993-1997.
- Board Member, British Tourist Authority, 1990-1998.
- Vice-President of the Royal Smithfield Club.
Awards
- Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 1998.
- Appointed a Knight Bachelor, 2010.
- Appointed a Deputy Lieutenant, Perth and Kinross, 2010.
- Awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Business Administration from Napier University, 1999.
- Fellow of the Royal Agricultural Society.
