Sir Andrew Cubie CBE FRSE

Andrew Cubie is a Director of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and chairs the Scottish Chamber Orchestra Trust.

He is a Consultant to Fyfe Ireland LLP.  He has been variously Chairman and Senior Partner of that firm having specialised in Corporate law.  He holds a number of non-executive Directorships in public and private companies ranging from investment trusts and corporate finance to manufacturing.  He is the Chairman of Quality Scotland, an organisation committed to business excellence.   He is also Chairman of the Northern Lighthouse Board.

He has been engaged in education issues throughout his professional career, having been Chairman of Governors of George Watson's College, Chairman of the Court of Napier University and the Chairman of the Committee of University Chairmen for the UK.  He was Convenor of the Independent Committee of Inquiry into Student Finance in Scotland ("the Cubie Committee") which brought about the abolition of tuition fees in Scotland.  He is a former Chairman of the Confederation of British Industry in Scotland.  He chairs the Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework and also chairs the JNC of the Universities Superannuation Scheme.  He serves as a member of the Management Board of HMIE and is a Director of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education and of Common Purpose

He is the Chairman of VSO in the UK, and Deputy Chairman of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.  He also chairs the Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives and Scotland's Garden Trust.