Our Organisation

Board chairman of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) Limited
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited
• Edinburgh Tattoo Productions Limited
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (International) Limited

In May of 2015, The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo welcomed International Events Consultant Bill to the Board. As Director of Culture, Ceremonies, Education and Live Sites for the London 2012 Olympic Games, Bill has a deep understanding of staging large-scale international events. He led the team which delivered the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Torch Relays, Victory Ceremonies, and Team Welcome Ceremonies. Bill continues his relationship with the Games as an Expert Advisor for the International Olympic Committee.

Before joining London 2012, Bill worked in radio and TV production at the BBC. As Project Director of Live Events, he was responsible for major spectacles including BBC Music Live, BBC Proms in the Park, ‘Live 8’ in summer 2005, and The Queen’s Concerts at Buckingham Palace, for which he was awarded the LVO in The Queen’s Jubilee Honours List.

Serving on the Radio Academy’s Council and as Chair between 1998 and2001, Bill was awarded a Fellowship in 2001 and then in2012 he was granted the Olympic Order of Merit. Bill also served as an advisor inside HMG Home Office and is a Trustee and Chair hair of a number of arts and education charities.

Vice Chairman of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited

Lord Robertson joined The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Board in March 2015. Currently Special Adviser to BP and Senior Councillor with the Washington based Cohen Group, he brings with him a combined expertise from these roles, as well as his former posts as the 10th Secretary General of NATO (1999-2003) and UK Defence Secretary (1997-1999). Prior to this, Lord Robertson held senior parliamentary Opposition roles for over a decade. He was Member of Parliament for Hamilton and then Hamilton South from 1978 to1999 and was elevated to the House of Lords in 1999.

George has been awarded many honours and distinctions over the course of his career including being appointed to Her Majesty’s Privy Council in 1997, being personally appointed by Her Majesty The Queen as a Knight of the Thistle in 2004 and, receiving the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2003. In addition to The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Lord Robertson holds positions in numerous organisations and has fourteen Honorary Doctorates. He is Honorary Professor at the University of Stirling and Kings College London, Chairman of Western Ferries (Clyde) Ltd. and the FIA Foundation.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) Limited

Chris is a veteran of the UK live entertainment events and ticketing industry, having worked in various senior management roles across the industry for over 30 years. He joined Ticketmaster in 2004, as Managing Director of their UK business, the global ticketing company’s second largest market after North America. In 2013, Chris became Chairman of Ticketmaster UK and expanded his role as Executive Vice President, leading Ticketmaster’s international expansion through mergers, acquisition, and partnerships across multiple markets.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited

When Glen joined the Board of Directors in March 2015, he brought with him a wealth of experience gained over a career in the consumer goods industry. Currently Marketing Director of The Macallan at Edrington, Glen oversees the world’s leading luxury spirit brand. Prior to joining Edrington, Glen spent three years as Managing Director at Vets Now Clinical Services, the UK’s leading emergency out of hours veterinary network which treats over 100,000 pets a year.

Throughout his career Glen has worked for large brands such as Mars Confectionary, Colgate-Palmolive, and Jim Beam. He first entered the world of Scotch whisky in 2001 as International Sales and Marketing Director of Whyte & Mackay, going on to oversee The Famous Grouse and Cutty Sark at Edrington. In 2015 Glen was named a Keeper of the Quaich in recognition of his contribution to Scotch Whisky industry, and in 2001he was made a Fellow of the Marketing Society.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) Limited

During a career that spans over 34 years in investment management, Tim spent much of his professional career at Martin Currie in Edinburgh before joining the London based Garraway Capital Management in 2013. As a main Board Director at Martin Currie, and a member of the management team at Garraway, his experience at Board level is reflected in several non-executive roles and the chairing of major charitable foundations. He has chaired the Corra Foundation (Lloyds TSB Foundation for Scotland), the Martin Currie Charitable Foundation, and worked with the Princes Trust and Pilotlight Scotland.

He currently chairs the Board of Governors of Kilgraston School and is a trustee of the Mainhouse Charitable Trust.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) Limited

Ray graduated MA, LL.B, MBA from the University of Glasgow and began her career as a solicitor in private practice. A former Senior Director of the Bank of Scotland and Managing Director of Scottish Enterprise, Ray is now Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board and of Museums Galleries Scotland.  She has held a variety of non-executive posts in the public and private sectors and is now Deputy Chairman of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and chairs the Scotland Committee. Ray is also a Trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland Foundation and of the Hopetoun Foundation.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited

Lee joined Joining the Board of Directors in June 2019, Lee brings with him experience from thirty years spent in the development of commercial revenue in media and live entertainment. He was part of the launch team for Virgin Radio, the UK’s first national pop and rock station and, as Sales Director, helped the station achieve the highest share of national revenue as well as creating new digital radio services for the Virgin Radio group. He was also Commercial Director of The O2, the world’s most successful music venue, and over nine years generated £30m+ annual revenue from sponsorship, commercial partnership, and hospitality deals. Within the AEG Worldwide Group, he worked on venues such as Rotterdam Ahoy, O2 World Berlin, Palais 12 Brussels, Ülker Arena Istanbul, SSE Arena Wembley, and the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.

In 2014 he became Managing Director of Canvas Partnerships, developing commercial benefits for the entertainment, culture, retail, and property sectors. Canvas has generated sponsorship revenue and provided consultancy services for companies such as BAFTA, Imperial War Museum, Battersea Power Station, intu plc, the Nelson Mandela Global Exhibition, East of England Arena and Events Centre, Lloyd Webber Theatres, and the Barbican.

He is also a Foundation Governor of Queen Mary’s Grammar School in Walsall, West Midlands – one of the best performing state schools in England and Wales.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited

Andrew is the Chief Executive Officer the City of Edinburgh Council.  He began his local government career with Falkirk District Council.  His 38-year Public Sector Career has since included a career in Leisure where he became the Director of Leisure and Culture at Birmingham City Council and President of The Institute of Leisure Management and he has been CEO at four major local authorities in North Tyneside, Wiltshire, Cornwall and his current job in Edinburgh since July 2015. He is also the Scottish Trustee on the UK board of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

He has delivered a £900m joint venture in waste management and has led transformation programmes in his last four authorities worth more that £200m.  Andrew led the UKs first rural devolution deal in Cornwall worth £1.8bn and has now delivered the successful Edinburgh and South-East Scotland City Deal worth £1.2bn to the Edinburgh and South East Scotland Economy.

He is currently leading a £147m Transformation Programme for the council and the delivery of its business plan and is at the heart of Edinburgh’s City Vision 2050 initiative and has led the Councils response to the global Covid pandemic.

Andrew is also a medal winning 400m runner, represented Great Britain and Scotland at international level and was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s birthday honours this year for his contribution to public services.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) Limited
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (International) Limited
• Edinburgh Tattoo Productions Limited

Tricia joined the Board of Directors in July 2021. She has an Engineering Science degree from the University of Durham and an MBA from the London Business School.

All of her professional career has been in the commercial world including being a partner of Deloitte Consulting (London), the Managing Partner of Deloitte Consulting, Netherlands based in Amsterdam and the Managing Director of a management development school in London.

She subsequently set up her own cheese making business in Ayrshire, winning Best Scottish Cheese and 7 gold medals at the Royal Highland Show with her cheese served at Michelin starred restaurants throughout Scotland. 

Tricia served two terms as a Trustee of the National Galleries of Scotland, serving as Chair of the Major Capital Projects Committee which had oversight of the £70m capital programme and as a member of the Audit and Risk Committee.  

She is currently the Deputy Chair of the University of Dundee and the Chair of the Friends of The Pipe Factory CIC in Glasgow.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited

Giles joined the Tattoo’s Board of Directors in February 2022. He has over 34 years of experience in the British Army, leaving in 2021 as a 3-star Lieutenant General. During his career, he has held a number of leadership roles. The most recent being, Deputy NATO Coalition Commander for Afghanistan. In this role, he led on strategic and international engagement and was responsible for a 37-nation, 40,000 strong international military and civilian coalition.

Giles was appointed CBE in 2014 and Companion of the Order of Bath (CB) in 2020. He was also awarded the United States Legion of Merit for operational leadership in 2020.

A keen golfer and lifelong runner, Giles also occasionally skydives and is actively involved in leadership mentoring and charity fundraising.

Board member of:

• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (Charities) Limited
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo Limited
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo (International) Limited
• Edinburgh Tattoo Productions Limited

Geraldine joined the Board of Directors during August in 2013. As a qualified Chartered Accountant she has had a diverse career including being partner in a firm of Accountants and Business Advisors, Founder and Investor Relations Director of two start-up Commercial Property Funds and also a Non-Executive Director of NHS Trusts and the Traverse Theatre. 2006 saw Geraldine become a Director of The Prince’s Trust Scotland (UK Charity). This position brought with it the responsibility for all Scottish operations, including raising and managing the annual budget of £4m, and leading a team of 55 staff.

Currently, Geraldine holds the positions of Trustee of Golden Charter Trust, a Trust that invests the funds arising from pre-paid funeral plans, Member of the Ethics Committee of the C.A Institute, Chair of ‘Widen the Welcome’, a campaign for Maggie’s Cancer Care Charity in Scotland, and Governor of Kilgraston School.

Jason joined the Tattoo team in December 2020, moving from Colorado in the United States of America to take on the role. Jason joined the Tattoo with over 10 years’ experience in the hospitality industry and has held various Chief Executive and Management roles in the US.

Prior to this, Jason had a distinguished career in the United States Marine Corps.  He served 20 years as an infantry officer where he held leadership positions, teaching leadership as well as being involved in high-level strategic planning. Jason retired from the Marine Corps as Lieutenant Colonel in 2010 having led over 1,000 marines with $150 million in assets.

Notably, during his time with the military, Jason served in both Iraq and Afghanistan and has written procedures for managing Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) for the Marine Corps.

Lynsey took on the role of Head of Marketing and Communications at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo in 2017, bringing almost 20 years of marketing industry expertise with her. Her career has spanned both agency and in-house roles, including Account Director at Tangible, CRM manager at Visit Scotland and Head of Workplace Marketing at Aegon. With both UK and International application, Lynsey has experience across all Marketing disciplines and for many years, held the position as Chair of the Direct Marketing Association in Scotland, a practice for which she is an accredited practitioner.  

Lynsey has also recently become a Board member for Byte Night, Action for Children, as well as providing voluntary support to local charity, Held in Our Hearts.

As Head of Operations at The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, Ed has responsibility for the production, venue and event management of the Show. Prior to joining the Tattoo in February 2020, he was engaged by Capita as Senior Head of Regional Operations, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and North of England – focussed on the Army Recruiting Partnership Project.

Ed is a former Army Colonel who finished his military service in 2014 as Commander, UK Command, Staff and Tactical Training Group.  He commanded The Black Watch, 3rd Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland (3 SCOTS) in Fort George and in Afghanistan where he led a 1500-strong battlegroup in Helmand Province.

Martyn joined the Tattoo in 2021 as Head of Commercial following 10 years with the NatWest Group where he led the bank’s sponsorship, hospitality & events department. He brings 20-plus years of experience of building brands and delivering commercial growth to organisations such as FC Barcelona, Tennent’s Lager, Sky, Whyte & Mackay, Bank of Scotland and Diageo.

Having sat in the position of rights owner, sponsor and activation agency over the years, he’s uniquely positioned to work with our partners to support them to drive value out of their partnerships with the Tattoo.

Taking on the role of Creative Director in October 2020, Michael is responsible for determining and developing the creative of the Show alongside the expert Production team.

An award-winning creative director, producer and musician, Michael brings more than 25 years’ experience in live entertainment and outdoor spectaculars. Beginning his international career as the first Senior Producer for Live Entertainment for the Jim Henson Company Michael then went on to work with Warner Brothers, followed by MusicWorks in Glasgow. He then took on the role of Creative Director and Producer for the Mayor of London’s Outdoor Festival for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, followed by five years as Global Shows Director for the Merlin Entertainment Group, creating and delivering numerous productions around the globe.

Joining The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo team in 2018 in the role of Management Accountant, Daniel was promoted to his current position of Finance Controller in 2022.

Daniel studied Business and Accountancy at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a MA (Hons) in 2013. While employed at PwC as an external auditor, working predominantly for large investment funds, Daniel went on to qualify as a Chartered Accountant through ICAS in 2016.