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Board of Directors:

Bailie Hanzala Malik, chair

Bailie Malik is a manager with several years of diverse commercial experience in the retail & wholesale service industry. He is also skilled in the specification and design of IT systems for management information. He holds computing and business qualifications from University of Paisley and has been councillor for Glasgow City Council for thirteen years. He has served as Convener of Pre-5 Education, Life long learning, Development and Regeneration Services, Glasgow & Clyde Valley Stricter Plan joint Committee and is currently Executive Member of International Links, Chair of West Community Health and Care Partnership, Glasgow Heritage, West of Scotland Racial Equality Council and others, working to develop industry in Glasgow.

David Cook BA MSc, vice-chair

Born and brought up in Glasgow, David is Chief Executive of Wasps Artists’ Studios and The Wasps Trust, two charitable social enterprises providing affordable premises for the arts sector in Scotland. After an Accounting and Economics degree and several years in commercial property management, David joined Wasps in 1991, establishing the Wasps Trust to acquire and develop buildings 2 years later. He is currently leading on the redevelopment of a number of listed buildings throughout Scotland, notably the Briggait in Glasgow, and working towards qualification with the RICS. In addition to his role with Glasgow City Heritage Trust, David was instrumental in establishing the Scottish Artists Union and is a board member of the NVA Organisation.

Christine Jess M.A., Adv. Dip. Ed. Man. D.C.E.

Christine was born and brought up in the city of Glasgow. She started her career as a teacher before moving on to becoming an academic researcher. She has had involvement with the historic built environment through her work with a leading environmental charity and was responsible for developing education programmes for young people and communities, including the development of two heritage trails. With a master’s degree in management, she has a particular interest in building successful organisations and utilises her skills as a business coach to promote effective working practices. She has also worked as an assessor of public services for the government. In addition to her role as a trustee of the city’s Heritage Board, she is a member of the government’s Disability Employment Advisory Committee which provides advice to ministers and officials on policy issues and good practice.

Dr Morag Macdonald Simpson CBE

A barrister by profession, Morag Macdonald Simpson brings to the Trust a wide range of business and public sector expertise, having been company secretary of Girobank and of the Post Office Group, where she was a member of the executive board. She has also had non-executive director experience as a Management Committee member of the Industry and Parliament Trust and as a board member of St George’s Hospital Medical School. Her current roles as Chairman of the Adamson Trust, a Perthshire-based charity, and as Secretary of the Friends of Innerpeffray Library provide further trustee and historic interest experience.

Bailie Catherine McMaster

Catherine has been a Councillor for 12 years and has worked in Education, Development & Regeneration and
Roads & Environmental Services. Her local service has been as a member of Social Inclusion Partnership in Greater Easterhouse, and as current Chair of Local Community Planning Partnership for Baillieston, Shettleston and Greater Easterhouse. Catherine’s special interest has been with Historic Glasgow, developed from the local history and archaeology strategy (which she chairs). She is delighted to serve on the Board of Glasgow City Heritage Trust, furthering the conservation and richness of the built heritage in the City for the future.

Brian A Park BSc (Hons) BArch ARIAS

Brian is a founding partner of Page \ Park Architects based in Glasgow where he studied Architecture at Strathclyde University. In addition to having the role as managing partner, he has a particular focus on conservation and historic building work, being an accredited conservation architect at the highest level under the RIAS Accreditation Scheme. In addition to his role with Glasgow City Heritage Trust, he is a member of the RIAS Conservation Committee, a past Convenor of both the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society and Glasgow Conservation Trust West and a committee member of Friends of Crookston Castle and Grounds.

Professor Robin Webster, treasurer

Robin is a partner in the firm of Cameron Webster Architects, and professor emeritus at the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, where he was head of the Scott Sutherland School of Architecture for twenty years. There he led research on the stone cleaning of historic buildings, amongst other things. He has served as a Commissioner for the Royal Fine Arts Commission for Scotland, and was Vice Chairman of the Aberdeen City Heritage Trust before moving to Glasgow in 2005. He is Secretary of the Walmer Crescent Association, and a council member of The Alexander Thomson Society. He is also a board member of the Govan and Craigton Community Planning Board.