The 2012-13 Saltire Fellows graduated from our programme on the 20th April 2013. We asked each of them what they had gained from their experience.

2. Class of 2012

3. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Charlie Grant:
“I am determined to rise
to the challenge for, as
Aristotle said, ‘We are
what we repeatedly do.
Excellence, then, is not an
act, but a habit.’”

4. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Craig Chatwin:
“The Saltire Fellowship
was an investment in
myself and helped me
to unlock the potential
that I always believed I
had, yet was too timid
or shy to do anything
about.”

5. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Craig Findlay:
“Preconceptions
are challenged.
It’s full on -
intense. I loved it.”

6. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Erwan Lejeune:
“Worthy ventures are
not solitary ones. I
was immersed in a
group of twenty highly
skilled individuals
across various
sectors.”

7. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Gordon Farmer:
“The programme has
driven me to the
realisation we all need
to continue to learn and
develop not only
ourselves but others too
throughout our lives if
we truly want to make
a difference.”

8. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Gregor Russell:
“I have returned with
renewed
motivation, enthusiasm
and a sense of
purpose, direction and
self-belief.”

9. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Greg Sim:
“I’m inspired and more
motivated than ever to
relentlessly pursue
opportunities.”

10. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Jeff Conley:
“I now realize the
power in driving my
own future through
small and big choices
and actions rather
than floating along
and hoping for the
best.”

11. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Jerry Anderson:
“The Saltire Foundation has
provided an inclusive
platform for me to
contribute to this progress,
through faith, investment
and togetherness, and I will
take that opportunity and
faith with gratitude and
intention.”

12. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Jonny Macneal:
“Partaking in the Fellowship
programme has not only
allowed me to make a
significant career change, but
has changed my outlook on a
wide variety of issues and
subjects, helped me to
develop as a person and
given me an entirely new
group of friends.”

13. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Kim Richmond:
“The Saltire
Foundation has
proved to me that
“Life is a journey, not
a destination” and I
am loving the
journey!”

14. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Leanne Sherry:
“I am a different person
coming out of the
Fellowship. I’m thinking on
a much bigger
scale, looking for
opportunities everywhere
and I’m confident of the
type of leader I am and
what I want to achieve.”

15. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Lynne Cox:
“What success looks like
has changed for me and
behind any dissatisfying
experience I now see an
opportunity for a
successful business
venture.”

16. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Mez Glasse-Davies:
“The professors that we had
were all truly inspirational,
humble individuals who
have achieved vast amounts
in their business lives and
they have made a huge
impact on the way I see the
world and opportunities it
presents.”

17. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Mike Brooke:
“I believe the Saltire
Fellowship has given me a
toolbox of tangible skills
that will stay with me for
many years, along with
the powerful
entrepreneurial thought
and action ethos of
Babson College.”

18. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Nick McFarlane:
“Going forward I now
have a superb network of
talented people to tap into
and I've made some great
new friendships along the
way.”

19. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Ryder Meggitt:
“I'm excited about the
future and I'm excited
about what we will
achieve together for
Scotland and globally.”

20. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Stuart Cassells:
“I have gained many new
skills, regained confidence
in old ones and acquired a
special network of friends
I can call on for honest
and open advice.”

21. 2012 Saltire Fellow Graduation
Suzanne Doyle-Morris:
“I enjoyed some of the best
friends and colleagues I
could imagine, a chance to
see business opportunities I
would never have grasped
before, and professors with
a unique ability to reconcile
business theory with actual
best practice.”

22. Class of 2012