ICS Advisory Board of Directors

ICS has an advisory board drawn from the leading ranks of Scotland technology, business, property and public sectors. The board plays an active role in developing company strategy as well as over-seeing the top-class support ICS provides to its incubated clients and entrepreneurs.

• Chris Gorman – Chairman

One of Scotland’s best-known entrepreneurs, Chris Gorman has chaired ICS since its launch in 2000. Chris built and sold companies in the telecoms, retail and Web sectors and now invests in and advises several UK companies including start-ups.

• Fiona Nicolson – Partner, Technology and IP, Maclay Murray & Spens
• Ian Ritchie – Entrepreneur
• Grant Edmondson - Managing Director, MEPC Hillington Park
• Doug Smith – Chairman, CB Richard Ellis
• Seamus McDaid - Principal, University of West of Scotland
• Gerry Docherty - Entrepreneur
• Tom Ogilvie - CEO , Innovation Centres (Scotland) Ltd
• Bob Beaty – Entrepreneur (previous CEO, IBM Scotland)
• Neil Francis - Director of Innovation, Scottish Enterprise West
• Mick McHugh - Director of Company Growth, Scottish Enterprise
• Jon Moore - Scottish Enterprise
• Catherine Lamont - Senior Operations Executive, Scottish Enterprise