Scotsman Obituaries: Sir John Shaw, Scottish businessman and accountant scotsman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scotsman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In a long career as an accountant and businessman, Sir John Shaw held a range of distinguished roles, including being the first executive director of Scottish Financial Enterprise, and the governor of the Bank of Scotland at the time of the organisation’s merger with Halifax bank. As the Johnstone Smith Professor of Accountancy at Glasgow University, he was passionate about passing on his knowledge and expertise to others.
He played a key role in the formation of the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) which brought the funding of universities directly under the auspices of the government. A lover of the arts, he was deputy chairman of the Edinburgh International Festival Society from 1990-2000.