Press Release
OUTGOING CROWN ESTATE CHAIRMAN IAN GRANT HONOURED WITH KNIGHTHOOD
31 December 2009
The Crown Estate’s outgoing chairman, Ian Grant CBE, who retires today, has been awarded a knighthood in the 2010 New Year Honours.
Ian Grant has been a member of The Crown Estate’s board since 1996 and was appointed chairman in October 2002. A former farmer in Perthshire, Ian Grant has served as deputy chairman of both Scottish and Southern Electricity plc, and NFU Mutual Insurance Society Ltd. He has also been president of the National Farmers Union Scotland, chairman of the Scottish Tourist Board and non-executive director of Clydesdale Bank Ltd and East of Scotland Farmers Ltd.
The chief executive of The Crown Estate, Roger Bright, said: “Ian’s knighthood is well deserved and my colleagues and I are delighted that his hard work and valuable contribution to The Crown Estate have been honoured in this way. First as our Scottish commissioner and for the last seven years as chairman he has been at the heart of The Crown Estate’s growth and development and we are grateful for his wisdom and his friendship over the years.”
Ian Grant’s successor as chairman of The Crown Estate from 1 January 2010 is Sir Stuart Hampson, whose appointment was announced on 23 July 2009.
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