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
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
Digital Marketing Manager
Ewan Harvie
UKMD Graduate
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.