Professor Lorne Crerar

Professor Lorne Crerar

Non Executive Chairman

As well as leading the Aspen Board of Directors, Lorne is a founding Partner and Executive Chairman of leading law firm Harper Macleod LLP. He has held numerous appointments in the Public Sector including Convener of the Standards Commission and Chair of Highlands and Islands Enterprise. Lorne has carried out a series of independent reviews for Scottish Government across a wide spectrum of disciplines and is an expert in Governance matters.

A keen rugby enthusiast, He was in charge of rugby discipline for Scottish Rugby Union, European Rugby and 6 Nations for many years and was a Judicial Officer in four Rugby World Cups. Lorne is Emeritus Professor of Banking Law at the University of Glasgow and was awarded the prestigious “Lifetime Achievement Award “at the Scottish Legal Awards in 2019. On top of this he was appointed a CBE in the 2019 Birthday Honours List for his “Contribution to economic and community development in Scotland”