Background
Porter, James was born on March 4, 1949 in Girvan, Scotland. Son of James and Agnes Allen (Wason) Porter.
Porter, James was born on March 4, 1949 in Girvan, Scotland. Son of James and Agnes Allen (Wason) Porter.
Various management positions design companies throughout United Kingdom. Also engineering officer Merchant Navy, 1966-1989. Director Scottish business Scottish Enterprise, Glasgow, since 1989.
Co-founder Scottish Product Development Network, 1990-1995. Member privatization board National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride, Scotland, 1994-1995. Board member Scottish Electronics Forum, 1994.
Member industrial advisory panel Strathclyde University, Glasgow, since 1995. Board directors Scottish Software Federation, since 1996, Microelectronics Imaging and Analysis Center, Edinburgh University, since 1996.
Fellow Royal Society Arts.
Married Anne Anderson Caldwell, April 10, 1982. Children: Jill, Allen James.