St George's to welcome Dame Sue Bruce DBE OVO to Speech Day 2026

On Thursday 25th June, the St George's community will gather at St Mary's Cathedral to celebrate our Upper 6 leavers. We are delighted to announce that Dame Sue Bruce DBE CVO, Chair for the National Trust for Scotland, will be this year's guest speaker. 

Dame Sue Bruce holds a portfolio of non-executive directors, which over the past ten years has included roles across a diverse range of interests including SSE PLC; Convener of the Court of the University of Strathclyde; Chair of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra; and Chair of the King's Foundation. She is the Electoral Commissioner for Scotland and a Deputy Lieutenant of the City of Edinburgh. Sue served as Chief Executive of East Dunbartonshire Council, Aberdeen City Council, and the City of Edinburgh. 

Amongst her recent activity, Sue chaired the Independent Review of the Regulatory Framework for Social Care in Scotland, commissioned by the Scottish Government. Sue is the current Master of the Royal Company of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh. Sue retired from a career in local government in 2015 in her 40th year of public service, having started her career specialising in social and economic regeneration and later being recognised for her work in leadership, governance, organisational recovery, and development.