About Us.

  • Scottish Continuity was formed in 1995 to enable the free-flow of information on best practice in Business Continuity Management in Scotland.

    At its inception membership was limited to professionals actively involved in Business Continuity in the Financial Services industry. Over a short period of time membership increased, as did the scope of public and private sector operations represented.

    Scottish Continuity today provides a not for profit membership organisation that promotes the empowering of a more Resilient Scotland across our membership: Learning, Connecting, Building Resilience together!

    Meet the Scottish Continuity team below!

  • The organization is dedicated to the following objectives:

    • Encouraging and supporting 'best practice' through networking events, conferences and training events.

    • Encouraging the development and provision of Business Continuity and Resilience related education, training and development activities within Scottish Continuity and with the Training Provider community.

    • Encouraging and supporting conferences, meetings, seminars and social events arranged for the benefit of the membership.

  • Scottish Continuity offers:

    • Appropriate membership levels to attract a comprehensive and representative membership throughout Scotland; including student, individual and corporate membership.

    • Facilitate the exchange of information and best practices within all sectors of services, industry and commerce in the public and private sector for the benefit and in the interests of the individual members, their employers and clients.

    • Encourage and support the integration of resilience practices into the day-to-day management structure of member organizations.

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  • Yes, Scottish Continuity has a Constitution. You can find it here.

  • Yes we have a Privacy Policy. You can find it here.

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Meet your Board, all volunteering their time and energy

  • Matthew Wardner - Chair

    After over 25 years as a British Army Officer, Matthew transitioned to a second career in Business Resilience in 2011 and provided Emergency Response, Crisis Management and Business Continuity support to the energy sector based in Aberdeen, before founding Inverroy Crisis Management Ltd in 2015. Matthew has delivered resilience support to clients in over 20 countries and was shortlisted in the Consultant of the Year category for the BCI Region Awards in 2023.

  • Alison Stone - Chair Elect

    Alison is an award-winning, proactive and pragmatic information governance and data privacy professional with 15 years' experience in a wide range of risk associated disciplines, including business continuity, cyber resilience awareness and education, information security and data protection compliance. She has a successful track record across multiple sectors including healthcare, manufacturing, financial services, oil and gas, legal and the Third Sector, where she has actively promoted awareness of the value of data and the need to ensure that it is managed in an effective and compliant manner.

  • Euan Walker - Treasurer and Director

    Euan has worked in Resilience and Recovery since 2012, with a background in continuous improvement and technical fault analysis.

    He has supported numerous global organisations across public and private sectors recover from, and prepare for, a wide variety of disaster scenarios all whilst meeting rigorous global regulatory needs.

    Euan is currently the IT Resilience and Continuity Manager at abrdn holding a Diploma of the Business Continuity Institute alongside his degree in Business and IT.

  • Geraldine Howie - Secretary

    Geraldine has 32 years of experience in the financial services sector, specialising in relationship management and resilience. As a trusted advisor, she has provided critical training and coaching to help colleagues understand the importance of risk management and develop effective resilience plans. During the 2020 pandemic, Geraldine was key in supporting banking customers through crisis response efforts.

    In 2021, Geraldine joined Inverroy Crisis Management as Crisis and Continuity Consultant. She is a certified member of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI) and has helped clients in the education, finance and oil & gas sectors. Geraldine supports senior consultants with reviewing, updating, and creating Business Impact Analyses as well as delivers training.

  • Michelle French-Fraser - Board Member

    Michelle has worked in Business Continuity since 1999 in preparation for Y2K. She is hugely experienced in all aspects of Resilience and has been working in the highly regulated Banking and Financial Services industry since 1997. Michelle is a Member of the Business Continuity Institute and a Lead Auditor for ISO 22301. A previous Business Resilience individual and multiple Team Award Winner at the BCI Global and European Award Ceremonies from 2012.

  • Julie Clark - Board Member

    Julie brings 8 years of extensive experience in business continuity and resilience, including 3 years with Police Scotland and the last 5 years serving as Business Resilience Lead at Social Security Scotland , a Scottish Government agency.

    As a dedicated Member of the Business Continuity Institute, Julie has developed expertise across all six business continuity professional practices. This includes establishing and managing a comprehensive Business Continuity Management System (BCMS), devising strategies, building effective response structures, and rigorously validating plans and arrangements to ensure organisational resilience.

    Passionate about collaboration, Julie thrives on networking and values the opportunity to share insights and best practices across the broader Scottish and UK government networks.

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