Heriot-Watt University has named Ewan Andrew and Norman Murray as co-chairs of a fundraising committee tasked with steering a £35m fund-raising round to build a Centre for Sustainable Brewing and Distilling.

The appointment of Mr Andrew, Diageo’s president of global supply chain & procurement and chief sustainability officer, signifies the continuation of a long and fruitful association between the global beverage company and the university.

Mr Murray is a Heriot-Watt University alumnus and was appointed an honorary professor.

He is also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School, a past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and a former chairman of the British Venture Capital Association.

He was chairman of the premium spirits company The Edrington Group and served as senior independent director at the brewer Greene King.

He is a Freeman of the City of London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. He was awarded a CBE for services to the arts in the 2022 New Year’s Honours List.