Simon Pepper

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Simon Pepper, OBE, was Director of the World Wildlife Fund (Scotland) from 1985 to 2005, and is the current Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews, having been inaugurated on March 10, 2006 and succeeding Sir Clement Freud.

Pepper is a board member of the Deer and Forestry Commissions in Scotland, as well as acting as an advisor to Scottish Ministers on Sustainable Development as a member of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on Sustainable Scotland. He was awarded the OBE in the Millennium Honours List for his services to Sustainable Development, having served as a member of the Secretary of State's Advisory Group on Sustainable Development from 1994 to 1998.

Prior to joining WWF, Simon Pepper ran his own business. In 1972 he worked for one year as United Nations Volunteer in Chad.

[edit] External links

• Result of the Election of Rector, 2005
• List of Rectors
• Rectorial Page: Simon Pepper
• WWF: Simon Pepper retires

Academic Offices
Preceded by Sir Clement Freud	Rector of the University of St Andrews 2005 — Present	Succeeded by Incumbent