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A former President of Scottish Engineering, Archie Bethel CBE was presented with the honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Strathclyde on Friday November 6th. Archie is Chief Executive of Babcock Marine and is responsible for its financial and operational performance. It employs 10,000 people and has a turnover of around £1.2 billion, and is the largest provider of engineering services to the Royal Navy. Archie was made a CBE in 2008.
He was President of Scottish Engineering from 2003-2005 and introduced the BIG Academy in Babcock Marine in conjunction with Strathclyde Business School - an executive development programme which has been undertaken by more than 400 senior managers in four years.
Pictured at the ceremony are, left to right, Dr Peter Hughes Chief Executive of Scottish Engineering, Dr Archie Bethel and Professor John Barbour, lecturer at Babcock Academy. |
