From Glasgow, Nick attended the University of Strathclyde and worked for 10 yrs
across Scotland in the House building and Property Development Industry. In 2008 Nick left
Scotland to pursue his career in Melbourne. Nick is currently a partner of a privately held Executive
Search group that specializes in the placement of key leadership appointments across a range of
Industries. As a natural connector of people both on and off the pitch, Nick founded the St Andrews
Society to connect like-minded Scottish Business leaders in Melbourne to share ideas and build long-
lasting relationships. Nick loves nothing more than a trip home to watch Scotland play rugby at
Murrayfield -if they are winning!

Born and raised in Aberdeen, Alan attended Scott Sutherland School of Architecture at Robert Gordons University. After moving to and working in Edinburgh for a few years, Alan emigrated to Australia in 1986, initially living in Canberra & Brisbane, then overseas in Fiji, London & Singapore before arriving in Melbourne in 2001. Alan is the co-founder and Director of Newbridge, a Melbourne based project management consultancy in the property & construction industry. Alan and his wife, Diana live in Flinders Lane, enjoying the wonderful music, theatre, and food culture that Melbourne has to offer. Alan is proud to be associated with the St Andrews Society and is committed to its development.

Born in Paisley and raised across the vibrant Southside of Glasgow, Emma studied Media and Communications and built up her early career across Scottish Education sector before venturing into the realm of broadcasting and event production for the BBC. Bit by the challenges of the recession Emma moved to Melbourne in 2011 and now lectures in Marketing across Melbourne’s thriving University sector. Emma assists with the society’s website and social media content.

Born in Dunoon and grew up in various parts of the West Coast of Scotland. Innes attended the University of Aberdeen and commenced his corporate banking career in Edinburgh, before moving to Melbourne in 2008. Since landing in Australia, Innes has held various senior leadership roles with Nab and Macquarie Bank, before becoming CEO and MD of Bendigo Bank’s Private Banking Services in 2019. Like Nick, Innes enjoys networking and loved the concept of the St Andrews Society’s mission – to bring together a network of like-minded Scottish business owners and executives in Melbourne.

Born in Edinburgh, Sarah Anne moved to the Isle of Skye for senior school, before studying Arts at Glasgow University. 10 years commenced working in politics, broadcasting and public relations in Glasgow, before she moved to Melbourne in 2009 for new adventures! Sarah Anne was a producer for ABC Radio Melbourne, and worked for a number of other organisations, before starting her commercial construction business ‘Alchemy Construct’ in 2015 with her husband Jamie. Growing up in the Scottish music industry, Sarah Anne is so passionate about the homeland, and is looking forward to the connections, and importantly the fun, that the St Andrew’s Society will bring, to all members.

Cam was raised in Edinburgh and ventured north to study economics (and play golf!) at the University of St Andrews. Graduating in 1998, he decided to go backpacking for nine months. He arrived in Melbourne in October 1998 on Caulfield Cup. 24 years and more than half his life later, he’s still here! Cam is a Director at McGrathNicol assisting companies with dispute resolution and quantification of loss. Out of work, he’s a keen golfer, sailor and skier (snow permitting) and tries to return to Scotland once a year to see his family, friends and enjoy the European summer.

Born and raised in Glasgow, Stuart studied Land Economics at the University of the West of Scotland and worked as a Chartered Surveyor in Glasgow and Edinburgh before moving to Australia in 1997. Following seven years in Sydney Stuart arrived in Melbourne in 2004 and thinks it is just like Glasgow only warmer. Stuart is the founder of ResolveXO, now the largest corporate property strategists in Australia and New Zealand. A keen skier, mountain biker and traveller Stuart is always looking for the next adventure and is thrilled to be part of the St Andrew’s Society and its commitment to bringing the Scottish business community in Australia together.

Born in Edinburgh and raised in the Kingdom of Fife, Colin ventured north to The Granite City to study Law at the University of the Aberdeen during its 500 year anniversary. After graduating in 1999, Colin adopted Aberdeen as his home where he worked as a property lawyer and represented Gordonians RFC then Aberdeen Grammar FP’s for many years until he departed the shores of Scotland for a lifestyle change in late 2012. On arrival in Australia Colin spent around 2 years in the Top End (Darwin) before moving to Melbourne where he now lives with his wife and son and works as a Principal Lawyer in the Property team of FCW Lawyers in the Melbourne CBD. Colin is an avid sportsman and coaches his sons rugby union and footy team and loves getting along to games of rugby or footy or watching Scotland from afar (currently a far better experience than in years gone by!). Colin has been welcomed by all at the St Andrews Society since his introduction to the same and is looking forward to being a member of the Committee and its evolution in the coming years.