Jim Macgregor

Reason for joining Court

I feel passionate about the important role that the universities play in society and I am enjoying working with academics and people with a different mindset to the people I work with every day in commerce.

Biography

Jim Macgregor has several decades’ experience in commerce, having worked in the beer industry for companies including Carlsberg, Scottish & Newcastle and Heineken. Throughout his career, he has championed the use of technology to improve commercial and operational performance. As Head of Change Enablement in Digital Transformation for Heineken’s Global E-Business division, based at its global headquarters in Amsterdam, he led digital transformation initiatives around the world and supported the company’s operating companies.

Jim is now based in the UK and works as a Senior Technology Change Consultant with FSP Consultants. Based in the firm’s Glasgow office, he is part of its Digital Change & Adoption team and delivers organisational change across a portfolio of transformation programmes and projects in a range of industries.

Born in Dundee, Jim is married and has one adult son. He has worked with the team at Abertay Business School for more than 10 years, sharing commercial insights through guest lectures and regularly contributing to the annual Global Growth Initiative event.

Jim holds an MBA from Edinburgh Napier University Business School and is passionate about the important role universities play in society.