Past Presidents Day

Graeme Anderson Kidd                                    10/14

Kinver, 2 Lodge Grove, Kilmacolm, PA13 4DX

01505 872921

graemeakidd@hotmail.comgraeme51@hotmail.co.uk

DOB 27April 1951

Charity Trustee

Consultant , Williams de Broe 2011-2012

Retired December 2009 from Barclays Wealth ( formerly Gerrard ),having been a Vice President, a Divisional Director and Senior Investment Manager and Team Leader.

Fellow of Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.

Married 1976 to Mary , a retired Solicitor.

Born Edinburgh April 1951 ; schooling at Daniel Stewart's College and after

moving to Glasgow in 1960 at The High School of Glasgow.

Intended to study law , but instead joined stockbroking firm , Easton Goff and Co.

as Trainee after a summer placement .

Apart from four years  in moneybroking , career spent in stockbroking

in Glasgow. Elected a Member of The Stock Exchange 1983.

Barclays Wealth / Gerrard is a direct successor of Easton Goff through several

mergers - Easton Watson & Smith, Penney Easton, Allied Provincial Parsons Penney and

Greig Middleton.

Member of The Merchants House of Glasgow at the invitation of the then Lord Dean

of Guild , David Galbraith, and a fellow Partner of Penney Easton.

Director 2001 , when Alastair Denholm was Lord Dean. Served on the

Pensions, Finance and Adjustment of Business and Investment

Committees. Re-elected as Director in 2008 after his fallow year.

May 2009 – May 2011 served as the 222nd Lord Dean of Guild of Glasgow, as as such

held the position of 2nd Citizen of Glasgow.

On behalf of The Merchants House held numerous offices, trusteeships etc,

ex officio, of institutions, and organisations within the City.

May 2011 – Sub Dean of Guild, and May 2013 ex officio Director until 2017

Member of The Incorporations of Hammermen, Tailors, Weavers, Wrights(Near Hand)

and Coopers ;

Member and Past Treasurer – The Grand Antiquity Society of Glasgow.

Member of The Weavers of Anderston.

Member of The Society of Deacons and Free Preses of Glasgow

Member of The North Parish Washing Green Society

Charity Involvement

Past Chairman of Trustees of The Scottish Stockbrokers' Benevolent Fund.

Past Chairman of the Glasgow Nursing and Medical Relief Association*

Past Chairman – The M B Campbell Settlement and the Underwood Trust Fund*

Past Trustee _ The Commonweal Fund**

Trustee of The Bellahouston Bequest.

Trustee of the E McLaren Fund for Indigent Ladies

President 2015-2016,– The Incorporated Glasgow Renfrewshire Society

The Western Club, Glasgow

Chairman 2015-2016: Manager 2013/2014: Vice Chairman 2014/2015

Past President of The Rotary Club of Glasgow ; awarded a Paul Harris

Fellowship for role in promoting the 1997 Rotary International Convention

in Glasgow and for developing The Rotary Tartan.

Served Rotary at Club, District, Great Britain and Ireland and International levels.

Overseas travels with Rotary include Dublin,  Nice, Calgary, Indianapolis, Singapore,

Buenos Aires and San Antonio.

Former Member of The Rotary Club of Gryffe Valley and Sergeant-at-

Arms for Rotary District 1230.

Graeme served as Chief Sergeant-at-Arms for the 2005 Rotary International Great Britain and Ireland ( Rotary GB&I ) Conference in Manchester, with responsibility for the working team

( 50+ )of volunteers at all locations over the 3 day event. He has been part of the Sergeant at Arms Leaders Team as an Asst CSAA at several Rotary GB&I assemblies and conferences, most recently in 2009, 2010, in April 2011 in Dublin.

Served Rotary at several International Conventions, beginning in Glasgow 1997, as a Team Leader of volunteer SAAs, as a Deputy Sergeant and as Chief Asst Sergeant, on duties including VIP welcoming and seating, hosting and information, venue management, transport information, and general stewarding.

Membership of The Navy Records Society and The Naval Photograph

Club reflects his great interest in naval and maritime history about

which he continues to try and fill his home with more and more books!

Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.

Glasgow 2014 Frontrunner Volunteer – Interviewer/Trainer- April 2013-July 2014

Clyde-sider, Venue Technology Services, Games Village, July/August 2014

Other hobbies and interests include gardening, travel ( especially cruising)

and trying to keep fit. He is a regular gym attender and jogs to keep fit and possesses several  prized 10K medals! Other sports include occasional golf and curling  both more on a social and non seriously  competitive basis.

*  administered by The Merchants House of Glasgow

**  administered  by The Trades House of Glasgow