Sir Ian Good (September 25, 1943 – October 29, 2023) was a Scottish businessman.[1] [2]
Ian Good was born on September 25, 1943, in Bishopton, Renfrewshire.[3] His father was an industrial chemist.[4] He was educated at the John Neilson Institution in Paisley and qualified as a chartered accountant with Smith & Williamson in Glasgow.[3] Later, he worked for Price Waterhouse in London and Glasgow.[3]
In 1969, Good joined Robertson & Baxter (R&B) as an executive assistant to managing director John Macphail.[3] [5] Good quickly advanced within the company, earning the trust of Miss Babs, and was appointed to the boards of Lang Brothers and Hepburn & Ross, companies acquired by R&B in the 1960s.[3] He joined the R&B board in 1974 and became influential in shaping the management and direction of Edrington.[3] In 1979, he appeared before competition authorities to oppose a takeover bid by the U.S. spirits company Hiram Walker for Highland Distillers, which co-produced The Famous Grouse whisky with R&B.<ref name="times"/>
Good became chief executive in 1989 and chairman in 1994, retiring in 2013.[3] [6] From 2000 to 2005, he served as chair of the Scotch Whisky Association.[3] He also served as the chairman of The Robertson Trust from 2000 to 2012.[5]
Good co-owned racehorses and was chairman of Hamilton Park Racecourse from 1999.[3] [7] In 2000, he became the founding chairman of Scottish Racing and was elected to the Jockey Club in 2005.[3] His horse, Penny a Day, won the 1995 Zetland Gold Cup at Redcar.[3]
He was also a golfer at Erskine Golf Club.[3]
In 1969, Good married Irene Mitchell; they had two daughters, Fiona and Catriona.[3]