Board of Directors and Secretary


	Board of Directors and Secretary
	Professor Peter K Timms CBE Chairman Peter Timms lives on the island of Bute and has been Chairman and Managing Director of Flexible Technology Ltd., a company based in Rothesay, since 1981. He previously worked at senior management level in AFA-Minerva (Thorn-EMI) Ltd. in London and in IBM (UK) Ltd. in Greenock. He is a Member of the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board, a Non-Executive Director of the Argyll & the Islands Enterprise Company Ltd., a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Murray VCT3 plc and a Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Schroder UK Mid & Small Cap plc. He has served as a Member of the Highlands and Islands Enterprise Board, retiring from that post in 1998. He is also a Non-Executive Director of NorthLink Orkney & Shetland Ferries Ltd. in which the Company has a 50% shareholding. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Caledonian MacBrayne in July 2000 and became Chairman in August 2006.
	Lawrie Sinclair Managing Director Lawrie Sinclair was appointed Managing Director in May 2001. He is a Chartered Engineer with extensive experience in management within the marine industry. Before joining the Company, he was Managing Director of James Lamont Co. Ltd. and Garvel Clyde Ltd., both marine engineers and ship repairers, and most recently Managing Director of Ailsa Troon Ltd., ship builders and marine engineers. He was also Chairman of the Dry Dock Owners Insurance Association and a member of The Management Council of the Ship Builders and Ship Repairers Association. He is a member of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and a member of the Society of Marine Engineers and Ship Surveyors.
	Ian Gillies Non-Executive Director Ian Gillies is an Estate Factor and former Councillor for Tiree and Coll on Argyll & Bute Council. He also hold several public sector posts representing island interests and is a past Chairman of the Shipping Services Advisory Committee (South). Being based on Tiree, Mr Gillies has strong local knowledge of the issues affecting island communities and the important role CalMac has to play in maintaining a lifeline ferry service. He is Chair of the Scottish Islands Federation which promotes, publicises and advances the awareness of Scotland's Islands. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd. in May 2006.

	Technical Director Vacant
	Alexander M Lynch Finance Director Alex Lynch was appointed Finance Director in July 2002. Formerly Finance Director and Deputy Managing Director of ScotRail, he has extensive board and business management skills gained within the public and private rail industry. As Franchise Development Director of ScotRail, he played a significant role in the creation, vesting and eventual franchising of ScotRail in the rail industry privatisation process. An associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a member of the Institute of Logistics and Transport, he is responsible for financial strategy and planning, information technology, accounting and budgetary controls, statutory compliance and purchasing. He is a Non-Executive Director of NorthLink Ferries Ltd.
	Alexander A MacDonald Non-Executive Director Alex MacDonald was a Meteorologist in the Ministry of Defence for 34 years and served at many locations in the UK, as well as overseas tours of duty in Bahrain, Oman and Cyprus. He has been a Councillor in the Western Isles for 19 years, serving as Chairman of Transport for 13 years, and he has recently been appointed as Convener of the Council for a second four-year term. A native of Lewis, he is a fluent Gaelic speaker. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company in April 2003.
	Lorne Macleod Non-Executive Director Lorne Macleod is a Chartered Accountant by profession, an independent business consultant and a director of a Skye-based retail and distribution company. He is also Chair of the Highlands & Islands Community Energy Compant Limited and, until October 2005, was a member of the Scottish Further Education Funding Council. He currently lives in Oban, but has lived and worked throughout the Highlands & Islands area. He retains an interest in a number of island issues through his role as Director of the Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company in May 2006.
	David McGibbon Non-Executive Director David McGibbon is a qualified accountant and an independent business consultant. He served as Chairman of the London Stock Exchange, Scottish Council from 1998-2001. He has worked in both the public and private sectors and is a former Finance Director and Company Secretary of Grampian Holdings plc, the then parent company of the Malcolm Group (WH Malcolm). He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director to the Board of Historic Scotland in January 2005 and currently Chairs the Board's Audit Committee. He was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Company in May 2006.
	Gordon W McKenzie Company Secretary Gordon McKenzie has held the post of Company Secretary since January 1993. He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. His responsibilities include corporate and legal issues, freedom of information compliance, property ownership and leasing arrangements.
	Philip Preston Operations Director Philip Preston was appointed to the new post of Operations Director in August 2004. He is responsible for retail operations, ticketing, reservations, property management and has line management responsibility for Regional Managers. He is a Chartered Engineer,a Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers and a fellow of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland. He joined the Company in 1993 and latterly held the post of Deputy Technical Director.

	Dr Robert Sinclair Non Executive Director Dr Robert Sinclair lives in Aberdeenshire and since August 2000 has been the Principal of Banff and Buchan College of Further Education. He has also worked as a Master Mariner with BUE Offshore Vessels and Treasure Petroleum Services and as Principal of the North Atlantic Fisheries College in Scalloway. He is also on the Board of the Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
	Norman Quirk Non Executive Director Norman Quirk lives on the island of Mull, and is a Chartered Accountant. He is the former Managing Director of Saga Radio in Scotland, and previously held senior positions in several other radio broadcasting organisations in Scotland. He is also the Chair of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, the immediate past President of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce, Glasgow Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow. He is a Director of Mull Theatre and the former Executive Director and Vice Chair of Scottish Ballet.