Murray Buchanan

Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Industry: Higher Education

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Murray Buchanan's Overview

Current

Faculty Member / Acceleration Mentor at THNK. The Amsterdam School of Creative Leadership
Director at Cargo Publishing
S100 Member / Enterprise Partner at University of Strathclyde

Commentator at Business Forum Scotland

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Past

Mentor / Ambassador at The Prince's Trust
Non-Executive Director / Chair at Citizens Theatre
Visiting Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law / Media Law at University of Glasgow

Visiting Lecturer, Entrepreneurship at University of Strathclyde
Founder / Owner at Murray Buchanan Associates
Legal Adviser at Cultural Enterprise Office
Non-Executive Director at Scottish Book Trust
Non-Executive Director at Scottish Opera
Non-Executive Director at Scottish Music Centre
Specialist Advisor at Scottish Arts Council
International Legal & Business Affairs Counsel at Virgin
UK Legal & Business Affairs Counsel at Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

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Education

THNK. The Amsterdam School Of Creative Leadership
The Glasgow School of Art
University of Strathclyde

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I have twenty years experience of leadership and advisory roles, much of it international and mostly involving creativity and innovation, spanning startups and multinational organisations in private, public and social sectors. I am currently studying a masters degree in design at The Glasgow School of Art.

Previously, I was a legal and business affairs executive at Warner Bros and Virgin and I founded, led and grew a specialist law practice that advised and represented artists, designers, producers, technologists, entrepreneurs, businesses and other organisations in media, entertainment, design, technology and the arts.

Faculty Member / Acceleration Mentor

THNK. The Amsterdam School of Creative Leadership

Educational Institution; 11-50 employees; Higher Education industry

2012 – Present (1 year) Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

THNK provides an 18-month, part-time, post-graduate program for a carefully selected group of leaders who will have a significant societal impact in our world.

I work with colleagues in designing and delivering the programme, and I mentor programme participants, as they start or scale enterprises around the world.

Director

Cargo Publishing

Publishing industry

2012 – Present (1 year) Glasgow, United Kingdom

Cargo is an award-winning independent book publisher based in Scotland.

S100 Member / Enterprise Partner

University of Strathclyde

Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry

2010 – Present (3 years)

I give advice and guidance to university start-ups and spin-outs.

Commentator

Business Forum Scotland

2010 – Present (3 years)

Business Forum Scotland is a monthly event for CEOs, senior managers, advisers and investors at which leaders of two businesses present their strategic issues and ask the audience for feedback on their future plans. I give my view on each company's presentation to help facilitate audience discussion and debate. The aim of these events is to help the presenting companies by giving constructive feed-back on their presentations with a view to helping them take their company to the next level. The event also provides networking opportunities for the audience members and gives them a chance to reflect on the key strategic issues that face their own businesses. The events are based on a successful model developed at MIT.

Mentor / Ambassador

The Prince's Trust

Nonprofit; 501-1000 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2010 – 2012 (2 years) Glasgow, United Kingdom

I mentored young people starting their own businesses and I represented the Trust at conferences and corporate events.

Non-Executive Director / Chair

Citizens Theatre

2008 – 2011 (3 years) Glasgow, United Kingdom

I led the board and senior management through a period of transition, overseeing operations and giving support, direction, advice and guidance as appropriate.

During this time, we secured funding, built relationships with partners, financed and installed a new box office system, began preliminary work for renovation of the building and successfully recruited Dominic Hill as artistic director and chief executive.

Visiting Lecturer, Intellectual Property Law / Media Law

University of Glasgow

Educational Institution; 5001-10,000 employees; Higher Education industry

2005 – 2011 (6 years) Glasgow, United Kingdom

I prepared and taught classes and set and marked exams.

Visiting Lecturer, Entrepreneurship

University of Strathclyde

Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry

2005 – 2011 (6 years) Glasgow, United Kingdom

I taught classes on how to start, lead, scale and internationalise businesses.

Founder / Owner

Murray Buchanan Associates

Management Consulting industry

2001 – 2011 (10 years) London, United Kingdom

I founded, led and grew a law practice specialising in advising and representing clients working in the arts, entertainment, media, design, and technology.

Legal Adviser

Cultural Enterprise Office

Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2007 – 2010 (3 years) Glasgow, United Kingdom

I advised the Cultural Enterprise Office and provided a legal advice service to the practitioners and organisations that it supports.

Non-Executive Director

Scottish Book Trust

Nonprofit; 11-50 employees; Nonprofit Organization Management industry

2008 – 2009 (1 year) Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I supported the board and management team, giving advice and guidance on a range of operational, commercial, strategic and corporate matters.

Non-Executive Director

Scottish Opera

Nonprofit; 51-200 employees; Performing Arts industry

2005 – 2009 (4 years) Glasgow, United Kingdom

I supported the board and management team, giving advice and guidance on a range of operational, commercial, strategic and corporate matters.

Non-Executive Director

Scottish Music Centre

2002 – 2009 (7 years) Glasgow, United Kingdom

I supported the board and management team, giving advice and guidance on a range of operational, commercial, strategic and corporate matters.

Specialist Advisor

Scottish Arts Council

Government Agency; 51-200 employees; Arts and Crafts industry

2002 – 2008 (6 years) Edinburgh, United Kingdom

I served on funding panels with other practitioners.

International Legal & Business Affairs Counsel

Virgin

1998 – 2001 (3 years) London, United Kingdom

I managed staff and operations internationally, set up an international network of subsidiaries, joint ventures and licensees, was responsible for relationships with key partners, advised colleagues on operational, corporate and strategic matters and on investment and new business opportunities, represented the company on industry organisations and led on organisational change.

UK Legal & Business Affairs Counsel

Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TWX; Entertainment industry

1995 – 1998 (3 years) London, United Kingdom

I negotiated international deals involving creative talent and intellectual property in music, film, television, theatre, book publishing and computer games.

French
Spanish
Italian

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THNK. The Amsterdam School Of Creative Leadership

Founding Participant, Creative Leadership

2012 – 2013

The Glasgow School of Art

MDes, Master of Design

2012 – 2013

design innovation, design ethnography, user centred design, design and citizenship, service design, product design, systems design, organisational design.