UQ People

 
Upper Quartile's partners are all experienced business professionals with backgrounds at senior level in both the public and private sectors at home and abroad.

Upper Quartile People

 
Andrew Thorburn

Alastair Clyne

Alastair is a highly experienced International Business and Economic/Trade Development specialist with over 25 years International consultancy/management experience, Alastair's particular focus is on transition, developing or emerging economies.
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Andrew Thorburn

Andrew Thorburn

Andrew is a vastly experienced export and investment promotion adviser who has nearly 35 years senior management experience both in the private sector (as an entrepreneur and senior manager) and public sector (notably as a strategic adviser).
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Ann Fazakerley

Ann Fazakerley

Ann has 30 years of experience in international sales and marketing, both as a consultant and practitioner, working in the private sector and for a variety of economic development organisations.
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Chris Boyd

Chris Boyd

Chris is a Partner in Upper Quartile and an experienced economic development practitioner with more than 12 years experience in the field. Chris specialises in improving the effectiveness of business support services.
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David Crichton

David Crichton

Bringing 30 years' experience in economic development in both the public and private sectors to Upper Quartile, David's background spans all areas of economic development both in the UK and globally.
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David Gass

David Gass

David Gass has 20 years senior management experience, working within the private, university and public sectors. His career to date includes brand management for an international drinks company; University development strategies and business links; and a range of business development projects for SMEs.
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Gavin Jones

Gavin Jones

Gavin has worked at Director level internationally for the last 25 years, successfully moving between private manufacturing businesses and the public sector. His experience includes extensive involvement in rebuilding the Iraq economy and private sector development in Afghanistan.
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James Mason

James Mason

For the last 15 years James has worked as a Strategic Management Consultant in Scotland, running projects in companies operating at diverse stages from start ups and turnarounds to spinouts from Universities. His particular interest is in Benchmarking.
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Dr Ken MacTaggart

Ken MacTaggart has 30 years' experience in public and private sector economic development, and international trade. He was Director of Strategy and Chief Economist at one of Europe's longest established Rural Development Agencies, Highlands and Islands Enterprise...
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Mike Mann

Mike Mann

Mike Mann is a qualified accountant and MBA with more than 20 years of managing international economic development projects for the EU, DFID, World Bank, Asian Development Bank and GIZ. He has managed large inter-disciplinary teams in Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East, Central Asia and Caribbean...
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Nilesh Mistry

For the past 20 years Nilesh has been working as a Consultant and Training Expert to Business, SME Development Agencies and Government Organisations in both Transition and Developed economies, on projects funded by the EU, World Bank, and the British Government.  
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