He was also Lord Rector of the University of St Andrews between 2005 and 2008, having been inaugurated on 10 March, and was succeeded by Kevin Dunion.
[2][3][4][5][6][1] Pepper was 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.
Before joining WWF, Simon Pepper ran his own business in Scotland, providing holiday courses about cultural and natural heritage.
In 1971 he worked for one year as United Nations Volunteer for the Food and Agriculture Organization in Chad.
[3] In 2011, Simon Pepper was appointed a member of the Heritage Lottery Fund's Committee for Scotland.