New chief executive for Glasgow charity
Mentoring charityMCR Pathways has unveiled Graeme Mcewan as its chief executive, with founder Iain Macritchie taking on the role of chairman.
The charity also said it would shortly be operating in 75 secondary schools across 12 local authorities and was committed to expand that number further. By the end of the school year, it will support more than 4,000 of Scotland’s most disadvantaged young people each week.
Macritchie said: “The benefits on both attainment and well being from that special one-to-one MCR mentor relationship are profound. Not just for the young people but also for the mentor and their employer.
“We will soon publish research finding son significant social and economic impacts, much needed as we emerge from the pandemic.
“The partnership with our schools and local authorities is exceptional and Graeme’s extensive management and leadership experience, combined with his passion to help our young people, will ensure relationships continue to grow and flourish. Graeme has been working with us since February and has already made a big difference in the toughest of times for our young people.”
Mc Ewan has worked as a senior executive in a number of international companies and was most recently the chief communications officer at Standard Life Aberdeen where he managed the global corporate affairs function. He is a board member of Developing the Young Workforce, the Scottish Government’s youth employability strategy.