Speakers - Malcolm Cooper

Title:

Welcome and Designation: Where are we going?

Biography:

Malcolm Cooper is the Chief Inspector and one of the executive directors of Historic Scotland, an Agency of the Scottish Government. He runs the Inspectorate which comprises c.120 staff covering a broad range of responsibilities relating to the designation and protection of Scotland’s historic environment.

At the outset of his career he worked as a field archaeologist for Birmingham University and for Hereford and Worcester Council. He was County Archaeological Officer for Hereford and Worcester for 4 years, running both an archaeological  field unit and an advisory service before joining English Heritage in 1993 as an Inspector of Ancient Monuments. During his 13 years there he held a number of posts including deputy director of London region (responsible for English Heritage's wide-ranging historic property portfolio), director of the North West regional office and territory director for the North of England. He moved to Historic Scotland in 2005. In that time he has spear headed a restructure and modernisation programme within the Inspectorate.

Malcolm holds a degree in Ancient History and Archaeology from the University of Birmingham, a masters degree in Computer Application in Archaeology and a postgraduate diploma in Management Studies. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management and the Institute of Field Archaeologists, a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Commerce and Manufactures, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London and a fellow and council member of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. He is also an honorary research fellow at the University of Edinburgh.

October 2009