Colin joins the CISI from Ignis Asset Management Glasgow, where he headed up the Learning & Development function for ten years, supporting investment managers, finance, legal, compliance and operational employees.
Kevin Moore, CISI Director, Global Business Development, said: “We are delighted to welcome Colin as our new representative in Scotland where we are very proud to have 1,400 members. Our overriding objective is to work with those members to help raise professional standards in the financial services industry, and we believe a true professional combines knowledge, skills and, crucially, the right behaviour. Colin’s role will be to take that vision and make it something real - supporting the provision of professional education for new entrants and experienced industry practitioners right across Scotland.”
"I am very much looking forward to the challenges ahead"
Colin said: “This is a wonderful opportunity to help support the membership and firms within Scotland and to further develop the CISI’s involvement with schools, colleges and universities. I am confident that my experience and knowledge of the practical issues faced by financial services businesses in Scotland can be put to good use and I am very much looking forward to the challenges ahead.”
Outside of work Colin is a huge movie fan with a film collection spanning from the 1920s to the latest blockbusters. He is also passionate about music, and is currently converting all his music back into vinyl, after being inspired by a conversation with his young nephew.
“I thought about the LPs up in the loft and started to look through them again. Then Pink Floyd released their final album on vinyl, and I bought the record on the day it was released, but had to wait until I found the right player. I bought an old fashioned player, lifted the needle, heard the crackle and was hooked again.
“There is something magical when you open the sleeve, see the artwork and carefully pull out the vinyl. Fingerprints are strictly forbidden and ‘handle with due care’ the order of the day. Then there is the sound – nothing is like a record. It isn't pure and sterile like CDs or downloads, it's more delicate and raw; it becomes an occasion as you again sit down to listen to an artist work.”
Colin, who has a varied taste in music, “anything from rock to pop, from swing to classical to jazz,” has between 200 and 300 records, plus CDs and thousands of downloads. Included in his extensive collection are five copies of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon: “one to play, one bought in 1976 that has never been played, the 30th & 40th anniversary edition and a very rare picture disc still in its wrapper.”
Colin has been married to his wife for nearly 23 years and they have a son. When he goes with them to the shops, “the fun part is when they leave me in HMV, and we always catch up with me holding just another ‘must have’ LP.”
Apart from his enthusiasm for his new role and his vinyl, Colin also enjoys rugby, football, cooking and photography.