Virna Tomaselli works in Strategy in the Defence Electronics sector 1) Why did you leave Scotland? The company I was working for in Edinburgh was acquired by an Italian company, and as part of their integration process I was asked to move to Rome to take on a...
Tracey Ginn is a Corporate Lawyer (USA) Polsinelli 1) Where did you grow up and when did you leave Scotland? I grew up in Glasgow and left for California in 2002, although I had previously worked in London for a few years. 2) What is your job/sector and how...
George Duncan manages his own Innovation Architecture consultancy (France) Focussed Development Alliance (FSDA) Ltd. 1) Where did you grow up and when did you leave Scotland? I’m a pure product of “the Kingdom”. Born in Kirkcaldy, early childhood (‘til 6) in Ballingry – to pinch a quote from...
Gordon Ross is a video game director and moved to Canada because of his job 1) Why did you leave Scotland? The video game industry is an international business. You need to move to work on the projects that interest you. 2) Where did you grow up and...
Russell Brady works in Corporate Communications for Adobe 1) Why did you leave Scotland? Work, the usual reason. I had finished University and found a job working for a public relations company in London. 2) Where did you grow up and at what age did you leave Scotland?...
Thomas Stirling is a website designer (Massachusetts, USA) 1) Where did you grow up and when did you leave Scotland? I was born in Bellshill and grew up in the suburbs of Glasgow in the small village of Bargeddie, then lived for a year in the city...
Steve Casciani represents football broadcasters in the USA 1) Why did you leave Scotland? I left Scotland because I wanted to challenge myself by working in bigger markets. I’d worked in London, so the challenge of working in New York, the World’s biggest media market was a...
Simon Morris works as Head of a Test & Validation Department in the Telecommunications industry 1) Where did you grow up and at what age did you leave Scotland? I grew up in the city centre of Edinburgh and left Scotland when I was 18. 2) Why did you...
Andrew McLennan is a Chief Strategy Officer in the USA 1) Why did you leave Scotland? Work – our start-up was achieving so much traction in the USA that it made more sense to spend the bulk of our time there. 2) Where did you grow up and...