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Simon retired in 2021 after 40 years of practice as a solicitor, specialising in charity law and succession planning.

After serving on the Scottish Government’s Charity Law Review Commission in 2000-2001, Simon’s involvement in charity law deepened as charity law in Scotland developed. Among other roles, he served on the executive of the Charity Law Association, chaired the Court of Directors of The Edinburgh Academy and the Scottish Episcopal Church Pension Fund, and was chairman of his firm Turcan Connell from 2015 to 2019.

He became Chancellor of the Order in Scotland in 2021 and became Prior and Chair of St John Scotland in June 2024.

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Rev Neil Gardner MA BD was born and brought up in East Lothian and is a graduate of the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh. He served in the Royal Army Chaplains’ Department from 1991-1998 then became minister of Alyth in Perthshire before being inducted to Canongate Kirk, the Kirk of Holyroodhouse and Edinburgh Castle, in 2006. St John’s House is also in his parish and he has been associated with the Order of St John for a number of years before being appointed Dean, and joining the Board of St John Scotland, in 2021.

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Robert is a consultant ophthalmic surgeon working in Edinburgh. He grew up in Callander at the edge of the Trossachs, and studied at Oxford University and the University of London, qualifying as a doctor in 2010. He completed ophthalmic specialist training in Edinburgh, with fellowships at Cambridge and Moorfields Eye Hospital, London.

Robert has travelled to the St John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem, and joined clinics in the West Bank. He is actively engaged in medical education, and participates in conferences and educational programmes with the doctors of the St John Eye Hospital Group. He joined the Board in 2023 as Hospitaller.

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Roddy Neilson was born in Glasgow and studied at the University of Glasgow, training in haematology. He was appointed Consultant Haematologist in 1997 and spent much of his career at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert, retiring from clinical practice in 2024.

Alongside his medical career, Roddy served as an Army Reservist and was Commanding Officer of 205 (Scottish) Field Hospital. During his service he deployed to Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. From 2019 to 2022 he served as an Honorary Physician to The Queen (QHP), and between 2016 and 2022 he was Registrar of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.

Roddy currently serves as a Board Member of Erskine Veterans Charity and the Trades House of Glasgow and sits as a Justice of the Peace in Greenock.

Within St John, Roddy has been an active member of the Glasgow Area, serving on its committee and as Area Secretary. He joined the Board in 2023, where he contributes his expertise to the organisation’s work in CPR training, public access defibrillator provision, and charity regulation and governance.

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Tom Scott was born in Stirling and studied Geography at the University of Edinburgh. After a career of almost 30 years in financial services, with senior roles in Hong Kong, New York and London, he returned to Stirlingshire in 2025.

Tom joined the Finance & Risk Committee as a co-opted member in 2021, bringing particular expertise in the stewardship and governance of St John Scotland’s funds. He was inducted as a Member of the Order of St John (MStJ) in 2024 and was appointed Receiver-General in October 2025, joining the Board of Trustees.

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Alan was born and raised in Glasgow and studied at the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde. He is Director of Development at The Glasgow School of Art, having previously held senior fundraising roles at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland and Glasgow Life, where he led the award-winning campaign for the refurbishment of Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.

Alan serves as Chair of The Glasgow Educational & Marshall Trust and of the Trustees of The Glasgow Art Club. He is also a Board Member of the National Library of Scotland, The Merchants House of Glasgow, Glasgow Chamber of Commerce and The Trades House of Glasgow.

He joined the Board of Trustees in 2025 and was admitted as a Member of the Order of St John (MStJ) in 2026.

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Greg Campbell is an English, New York and Irish-qualified lawyer, and is a partner with the international law firm O'Melveny & Myers. He is based in London.

Greg has been involved with the Order of St John and St John International for many years, and – in addition to his role as a trustee of the Priory of Scotland – serves as Honorary Legal Counsel to the Order.

He read Jurisprudence at Merton College, Oxford (graduating with first-class honours) and holds an LL.M from University College, London.

Greg has teenage twin sons. He enjoys fly fishing and the great outdoors, as well as rescuing his two spaniels from various escapades in rivers.

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