ICAS General News

Honorary Professorship Strengthens Ties Between ICAS and Leading University

Norman Murray CA, a Past-President of ICAS and Chairman of Cairn Energy PLC has been appointed as an Honorary Professor of Heriot-Watt University.

Norman, an alumnus of the University is Chairman of Cairn Energy PLC, a FTSE 100 Company and a non-executive director of Greene King plc and Robert Wiseman Dairies plc.

Mr Murray is immediate Past President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and is also a past Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association.  He is Chairman of the Working Group overseen by the Financial Reporting Council that will develop a code of best practice governance for accountancy firms that audit public interest entities.

Mr Murray has spent many years in the City holding senior roles with The Royal Bank of Scotland , Charterhouse, Morgan Grenfell and Deutsche Bank before moving to his roles in the listed company sector.  Before working in the City he spent his early career in the accountancy profession in Edinburgh and Hong Kong.

Welcoming his Honorary Professorship, Norman Murray said, “The relationship between ICAS and Heriot -Watt University has always been a strong one. I hope that this honour will allow me to play a small part in continuing that by passing on some of my practical experience of business to the students - the next generation of accountants and finance professionals.”

ICAS Chief Executive, Anton Colella said, “I am delighted that a leading University has chosen to recognise Norman Murray in this way. I believe that he will make a genuine contribution to the development of knowledge amongst the students. This development builds on the strong research interests that both of our bodies already share.”