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I have been in Sydney since 2005, relocating John (Jock) Sellers (1944) David Stewart (1956)
with John Menzies PLC as their Regional Eaglemont, Victoria, Auxstralia New Plymouth, New Zealand
Director for Menzies Aviation across Oceania
I left Heriots
and South East Asia. We have 23 airport
in 1957 and
locations in the region across 6 countries and
attended
11 in Australia so I am always reminded of the
Edinburgh
sheer size of the place, whenever I am travelling
University
around. The fantastic weather is of course a
where I
bonus and we live outside a great deal of the
graduated with
time. My brother, Alan Reid (FP, 1978) is still
a degree of
based in North Berwick, which allows me to
BSc in Chemical
keep in touch with family and friends (including
Technology in
a number of Herioters) when travelling on
After school, I did my Chartered Accountant 1960. I was
business. That said, my wife Sam and my son
(CA) apprenticeship under the well-known a Chemical
Jonny and daughter Becky who were also at
Herioter, Tammas Aitchison. My career offered Engineer in
Heriot’s prior to our move to Australia, are very
the opportunity to travel to many different East London for 2 years and emigrated to
settled in Oz and happy to call Australia
places including Nigeria, Brunei, Sumatra and Australia with a similar job for 3 years. Back
‘home’. I always keep an eye open for Scotland
New Zealand. On one memorable occasion, I in the UK I worked for a design company for
rugby and football results – especially Heriots’
remember toasting the memory of our founder 5 years during which time I was married, lived
and Hibs endeavours from afar! The
on a houseboat in the middle of the Niger in Sutton and we had 3 children. Back in
accompanying photo is of myself at home with
Delta with 2 other FPs – a very poignant Australia I worked as a Process Engineer and
the Quadrangle, raising a toast to George
moment. As with many Herioters, rugby was transferred to New Plymouth in New Zealand
Heriot on Founders Day this year!
always my recreation and I was fortunate to to work for the Shell Company which was
William (Bill) Roy, (1959) be a member the Scottish Championship developing the offshore Maui Gas and Oil Field.
York, Western Australia winning team of 1949/50. I settled in We had another child, but after my wife died,
Melbourne where I remain friends with other I remarried and continued working for Shell
Herioters but we all still consider ourselves until retirement in 2001.
‘proud Scots’!
Peter Wight (1959)
Neil J H Stevens (1983) Montville, Queensland, Australia
Perth, Western Australia

On completion of an Agriculture Degree at
Edinburgh, a three year contract with a farmer
group in the Western Australia wheatbelt was
too good to ignore. That was 1965 and I am
still here. The contract opened the door to being
part of the exciting agricultural scene working
with some of the most innovative farmers in the Neil left Heriots in 1983. On graduating from After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in
world. Highlights include; involvement in Sandhurst, he was commissioned in to the 1964, I went to Hong Kong on a 4 year contract
developing minimum tillage systems to Gurkha Regiment and spent the next 22 years with PWC. I then moved into the commercial
establish crops; pioneering contract research serving across continents, including a stint with world ending up as Financial Director of
services; testing and extending integrated weed the French Foreign Legion. The responsibilities Hutchison Whampoa Ltd., one of Hong Kong’s
management programmes to combat of a young family saw him resign to take up an largest companies. I lived there almost 30
developing herbicide resistance in major weeds. advisory post to the Singapore Government that years. I was captain of the Hong Kong rugby
Towards the end of the long career it was in turn led to a global management consultancy team and also of The Royal Hong Kong Golf
pleasing to be conferred the title of Fellow of specialising in oil and gas projects across Club in season 1991/92. I married my Sydney-
The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science Australia and Asia. He currently works for Rio based wife, Robyn, in 1991 and now live on the
& Technology. Tinto and is based in Perth, Western Australia. Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.