Early Life
He went to Ruthrieston School (now knocked down for a property development) on Holburn Street in Aberdeen. He studied at the University of Aberdeen, gaining an MA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics in 1968.
From 1971-9, he was the Secretary and Chief Executive of the National Association of Pension Funds. He was the Director of the CBI's Northern region from 1979–84, and the West Midlands region from 1984-7. From 1974-9, he was a councillor in the London Borough of Sutton.
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