Ian Beattie, our Chief Operating Officer and Chairman of scottishathletics, has been awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List.
Ian’s award has been given for services to athletics after a long competitive and voluntary career in the sport. As well as being scottishathletics Chairman, Ian is Race Director of the West Highland Way Race and an endurance coach at his club, Harmeny AC. He is also a former Vice Chair of Sport Scotland.
In his role as Chief Operating Officer at Lindsays, Ian - a chartered accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (ICAS) - is responsible for the firm’s financial and operational performance. Our firm has expanded significantly in recent years through mergers with smaller firms, and Ian has a responsibility for their integration into Lindsays’ model.
Ian, until recently a board member of SAMH, plays an important role in setting the ethos of Lindsays as a firm, centred on his belief that the personal health and happiness of the employees is the critical factor in their professional performance.
Ian said: "Being awarded an MBE is an incredible honour. I’m excited and delighted in equal measure.
“The award is for services to athletics, but I believe that my history and understanding of athletics has been an important driver in how I have gone about my business career and how I have managed staff.
“An interesting aspect of my work now is to promote the link between physical health, mental health and professional productivity.
“I’m looking forward to continuing that with a few extra letters after my name!”
