Alastair is a former Chief Operating Officer of Business & Commercial Banking at The Royal Bank of Scotland, based in Edinburgh. Alastair started work as a Graduate Trainee Derivatives Trader at AIG in 1993, joining Glaxo Welcome in 1996 in a variety of UK roles before moving into manufacturing division procurement across North and South America, Asia and Africa. Alastair joined RBS in 2003 as Global Head of IT Purchasing and has held a number of senior roles.
Married with two children, Alastair is keen on most sports, coaching rugby at a local school. He has a keen interest in environmental issues.