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 Bruce, former Finlaggan Pursuivant of Arms | |
| Born | Adam Robert Bruce 18 January 1968 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Education | Glenalmond College |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation(s) | Solicitor and businessman. |
| Spouse |
Maria Sofia Giovanna Rosa Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte
(m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
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Adam Robert Bruce CStJ WS (born 18 January 1968) is a Scottish solicitor, and businessman who serves as an officer of Arms at the Court of the Lord Lyon.
Education
Bruce was born in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] He is the second son of Andrew Bruce, 11th Earl of Elgin, and Victoria Usher.[2] He was educated at Glenalmond College.[1] Bruce went up to Balliol College to read history, and while at the University of Oxford he was elected as the President of the Oxford Union in 1989. He also took a law degree at the University of Edinburgh.
Career
Formerly a solicitor with McGrigors in Edinburgh, where he was Director of Public Policy, Bruce now works in the global renewable energy sector, having been UK chief executive of Airtricity and the first Chairman of RenewableUK, formerly the British Wind Energy Association.
Until 2023, he was global head of corporate affairs at Mainstream Renewable Power,[3] and from 2009 to 2015 was a director of the Friends of the Supergrid.[4] In October 2012 he was appointed chairman of the UK Government's Offshore Wind Programme Board.[5] He is currently a vice-Chair of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).[6]
In 2008 Bruce was appointed an officer of arms at the Lyon Court as Unicorn Pursuivant. In April 2012 he was promoted to the position of Marchmont Herald. He was previously Finlaggan Pursuivant (private officer of arms to the Clan Donald), in which role he was installed in 2005 by Godfrey Lord MacDonald. This marked a reinstatement of the traditional MacDonald heraldic role after a break of 510 years.[7]
Bruce is also a Trustee of the St Andrews Fund for Scots Heraldry and a former Member of the Council of the Society of Writers to HM Signet.[8]
He sits on a number of advisory bodies, including the Development Board of Oxford University's Maths, Physics and Life Sciences Division. He became a Trustee of National Museums Scotland in April 2017 and his term of appointment runs until September 2023.[9]
In 2016 Bruce narrated a three-part series for UCV TV of Chile on the life of his ancestor Admiral Lord Cochrane.[10]
Family
On 17 May 2003, he married Maria Sofia Giovanna Rosa Granito Pignatelli di Belmonte, a younger daughter of the 13th Prince of Belmonte. They live in Edinburgh and have two children.[2]
Arms
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See also
References
- ^ a b Macalister, Terry (30 May 2008). "Energy boss with the wind in his sails". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ a b "Cracroft's Peerage". Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Mainstream website
- ^ Friends of the Supergrid
- ^ DECC Offshore Wind Programme Board announcement October 2012 Archived 23 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ GWEC website
- ^ "Finlaggan Installation". Archived from the original on 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007."Newspage 3". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2007. Installation of Clan Donald Officer of Arms by Gordon Casely
- ^ "Office holders". wssociety. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Adam Bruce". National Museums Scotland. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ Cochrane, capitan de mar y Guerra
- ^ "Marchmont". www.courtofthelordlyon.scot. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
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