Ann Heron Gloag DBE is a Scottish businesswoman, activist, and charity campaigner.
12 Facts About Ann Gloag
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Ann Gloag is co-founder of the transport company Stagecoach Group.
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Ann Gloag was educated at Caledonian Road Primary School and Perth High School.
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Ann Gloag is a trustee of charity Mercy Ships and was involved in its creation of a hospital ship.
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Ann Gloag's co-director was Pauline Bradley, a corporate lawyer and former head of joint ventures at Bank of Scotland, described by The Herald as "one of Scotland's most powerful women".
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Ann Gloag did not appear publicly or give a reason for the airport's closure or her refusal to sell.
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Ann Gloag has owned Beaufort Castle near Inverness since 1995, and Kinfauns Castle, near Perth since 2004.
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Ann Gloag has attempted to block off private access at Kinfauns.
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Ann Gloag faced earlier, personal tragedy with the loss of her and Robin's son, Jonathan, to suicide in 1999.
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In 1990, Ann Gloag married David McCleary, a widower and a successful owner of multiple businesses, who was previously an organist and minister at the local Church of the Nazarene.
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On 20 January 2023, the BBC reported that, together with her husband and two other family members, Ann Gloag had been charged with criminal offences involving human trafficking.
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Ann Gloag was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2019 New Year Honours list for services to business and to philanthropy; she had previously been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 Birthday Honours for charitable services.