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 the organisation. If you wish to indicate interest in being considered for a Board position in future, please send an email for the attention of James Withers, Chief Executive at: claire@foodanddrink.scot
Dennis Overton
Aquascot Limited
Alex Bruce
Adelphi Distillery
Alex Bruce
Board Member
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne
Genius Foods
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne
Board Member
Su Cox
Scottish Salmon Company
Su Cox
Vice-Chair
Donnie Maclean
Eat Balanced
Donnie Maclean
Board Member
Susie McIntyre
Kettle Produce
Susie McIntyre
Board Member
Alison Milne
Crafty Maltsters
Alison Milne
Board Member
Rachel Ross
Loch Melfort Hotel
Rachel Ross
Board Member
David Smith
Scottish Enterprise
David Smith
Board Member
Keith Whyte
Mitchells
Keith Whyte
Board Member
James Withers
Scotland Food & Drink
Partnership Board
The Scotland Food & Drink Partnership Board work together to deliver Ambition 2030.
James Withers
Chief Executive, Scotland Food & Drink
James Withers
James Withers is the Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink.
Tim Bailey
Chief Executive, Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society
Tim Bailey
Partnership Board Member
Karen Betts
Chief Executive, Scotch Whisky Association
Karen Betts
Partnership Board Member
Alan Clarke
Chief Executive, Quality Meat Scotland
Alan Clarke
Partnership Board Member
John Davidson
Head of Food & Drink Industry Growth, Scottish Government
John Davidson
Partnership Board Member
Lorna Edward
Senior Manager - Food & Drink, Scottish Enterprise
Lorna Edward
Partnership Board Member
Kirk Hunter
Director, Dairy UK
Kirk Hunter
Partnership Board Member
Elaine Jamieson
Head of Food and Drink, Highlands & Islands Enterprise
Elaine Jamieson
Partnership Board Member
Gerry McBride
Strategic Relationship Manager, Skills Development Scotland
Gerry McBride
Partnership Board Member
Alasdair Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Bakers
Alasdair Smith
Partnership Board Member
David Thomson
Chief Executive Officer, Food and Drink Federation Scotland
David Thomson
Partnership Board Member
Scott Walker
Chief Executive, National Farmers Union Scotland
Scott Walker
Partnership Board Member
Colin Campbell
Chairman, SEFARI
Colin Campbell
Partnership Board Member
Tom Hind
Chief Strategy Officer, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Tom Hind
Partnership Board Member
Julie Hesketh-Laird
Chief Executive, Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation
Julie Hesketh-Laird
Partnership Board Member
Graham Young
Industry Development Director, Scotland Food & Drink
Graham Young
Partnership Board Member
Our Team
Our team are our soldiers on the ground. The team is structured to support membership, provide leadership and strategic thinking, analyse trends and work together with industry partners to support our diverse and growing industry.
Beverley Hart
Communications & Marketing Director
Lucy Husband
UK Market Development Director
Ellis Allan
Communications & Marketing Manager
Claire Bisset
EA to Chief Executive | HR Manager
Claire Bisset
EA to Chief Executive | HR Manager claire@foodanddrink.scot 0131 335 0945
Hayley Bruce
Commercial Market Intelligence Manager
Heath Booth
IT Manager
Heath Booth
IT Manager heath@foodanddrink.scot 0131 335 0953
Linda Chirnside
Business Development Manager
Linda Chirnside
Business Development Manager linda@foodanddrink.scot 07785 933 122
Gary McDonald
Market Development Manager (North East Scotland)
Jennifer McLachlan
Industry Development Manager
Martin MacLure
Business Development Manager (Highlands & Islands)
Martin MacLure
Business Development Manager (Highlands & Islands) martin@foodanddrink.scot 07825 955 197
Andrew Niven
Strategic Market Intelligence Manager
Lucy Paul
Digital Communications Officer
Lucy Paul
Digital Communications Officer
Wiebke Petersen
Market Intelligence Officer
Stephanie Pritchard
Head of UK Market Development
Caroline de Rouffignac
Industry Development Officer
Jemma Thomson
Events Manager
Jemma Thomson
Events Manager
Elspeth Utterson
Commercial Programme Manager
Caroline Wengel
Business Development Manager (West & TBAS)