Our people
Find out more about the Scotland Food & Drink team.
Proud to serve our members and our industry
Supporting our members and Scotland’s food and drink sector takes a huge team effort. The people who comprise our boards, leadership and teams have the experience, business acumen and tenacity to continue our relentless pursuit of excellence.
Our board
The Scotland Food & Drink Board is drawn from a mixture of industry and public sector bodies and its role is to approve and guide the strategy of Scotland Food & Drink.

Iain Baxter
Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink

Claire Bisset
HR Director of Scotland Food & Drink

Pamela Scott
Chair of Scotland Food & Drink

Andrew Ley
Addleshaw Goddard LLP

Marion MacCormick
Aldomak

Andy McGowan
Scottish Pig Producers

Alison Milne
Crafty Maltsters

Quintin Stevens
Storehouse

Iain Stirling
Arbikie Distillery

John Dalley

Stuart McCallum
The Partnership
The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership work together to deliver the industry strategy, 'Sustaining Scotland. Supplying the world.'.
Our team
Our team are the heartbeat and engine-room of Scotland Food & Drink. They work together with businesses and industry partners to support membership, provide leadership and strategic thinking and analyse trends.

Iain Baxter
Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink

Claire Bisset
HR Director of Scotland Food & Drink

Amanda Brown
Programme Director of Scotland Food & Drink

John Donnelly
Membership & Commercial Director of Scotland Food & Drink

Gemma Gillespie
Finance Director of Scotland Food & Drink

Argyro Argyriadi
HR Business Partner

Angus Bell
UK Market Manager

Chloe Bell
Events Coordinator (UK Market Development)

Heath Booth
IT Business Partner

Giuliano Broccato
IT Support Administrator

Derek Brown
Business Development Manager, West Scotland

Andrew Burns
HR Administrator

Tracy Cameron
Head of Membership & Commercial

Linda Chirnside
Business Development Manager, Affiliates

Isla Cruickshank
Event Coordinator

Leona Dobie
Events Business Partner

Jamie Durkin
Strategic Marketing Manager UK

Matthew Farmer
UKMD Graduate

Anne-Laure Farrar
UK Market Insight Manager

Rachel Garvey
Brands & Digital Marketing Manager

Ewan Harvie
UKMD Graduate

Grant Henderson
Business Development Manager North East Scotland

Joe Hind
Head of Programmes & Policy

Catherine Johnston
Administrator

Janice Macgregor
Head of Brands and Communications

Rory MacKinnon
Strategy Programme Coordinator

Katy Mullen
UKMD Graduate

Andrew Niven
Strategic Market Intelligence Manager

Stephanie Pritchard
Head of Customer Relations & Markets

Fiona Richmond
Head of Regional Food

Andrea Rollo
Finance Administrator

Carol Saunders
Head of Insights

Nicole Schneider
Communications & Social Media Assistant

Fiona Ure
Personal Assistant to Chief Executive Office

Jessica Van Tromp
Business Development Manager - East Scotland

Dayna Watson
Event Project Manager (UKMD)

Sharon Watt
Project Administrator

Damola Zubair
Finance Business Partner
Our People
We are always on the lookout for talented and passionate people
Our people are the lifeblood of our organisation. The better they are, the better we are, the better we can support the industry. If you’ve got the right attitude and the right skills, then have a look at our current vacancies to see if there could be a place for you.

