SCOTLAND FOOD & DRINK - Key Persons


Alan Clarke

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Chief Executive, Quality Meat Scotland
  • Partnership Board Member

Alasdair Smith

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Bakers
  • Partnership Board Member

Alex Bruce

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Alison Milne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Ami Pattni

Job Titles:
  • Market & Business Development Support Coordinator - Membership

Andrew Ley

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Andrew Niven

Job Titles:
  • Strategic Market Intelligence Manager

Andy McGowan

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Argyro Argyriadi

Job Titles:
  • HR Assistant

Beverley Hart

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Marketing Director

Caroline de Rouffignac

Job Titles:
  • Strategy & External Relations Manager

Caroline Wengel

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager ( West )
  • Business Development Manager ( West Scotland )

Claire Bisset - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive

David Thomson

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer, Food and Drink Federation Scotland
  • Partnership Board Member

Denis Sweeney

Job Titles:
  • Head of Business Development
  • Head of Business Development ( Including East of Scotland )

Dennis Overton

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Chairman of the Board of Scotland Food
  • Co - Founder of Sustainable
  • Dennis Overton Is Chairman
An Agriculture graduate of Aberdeen University, Dennis is the co-founder of sustainable seafood business, Aquascot, based in Ross-shire. The business moved to full employee ownership status in 2016. He was one of a small group of industry actors who, in the late 1990s, saw the potential for an organisation like Scotland Food & Drink and has sat on its Board since 2007. His current roles include chairing West Highland farming, energy and tourism business, Ardtornish; chairing the Rwandan organic agri-business Ikirezi and directing a vertically-integrated, Wick-based seaweed farming start-up business, New Wave. Dennis chaired the UK Soil Association, 2014-17. He was awarded an OBE in 2014 for contributions to economic development in the Highlands and Rwanda. Dennis Overton is Chairman of Scotland Food & Drink.

Derek Brown

Job Titles:
  • UK Market Development Manager - Drinks

Donna Fordyce

Job Titles:
  • Head of Seafood Scotland
  • Partnership Board Member

Douglas Ross

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Marketing Manager ( PR )
  • Communications Manager ( PR )

Elaine Jamieson

Job Titles:
  • Head of Food and Drink, Highlands & Islands Enterprise
  • Partnership Board Member

Ellis Allan

Job Titles:
  • Head of Communications & Marketing

Ewen Cameron

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Global Head of International Trade - Consumer Industries, SDI
  • Partnership Board Member

Fiona Richmond

Job Titles:
  • Head of Regional Food

Gary McDonald

Job Titles:
  • Market Development Manager ( North - East Scotland )

Gaynor Kay

Job Titles:
  • Senior Communications & Marketing Manager ( UKMD )

Gerry McBride

Job Titles:
  • Partnership Board Member
  • Strategic Relationship Manager, Skills Development Scotland

Gillian Kerr

Job Titles:
  • Finance
  • Office Manager

Graham Young

Job Titles:
  • Industry Development & Operations Director

Hannah Kavanagh

Job Titles:
  • Communications & Marketing Officer

Hayley Bruce

Job Titles:
  • Commercial Market Intelligence Manager

Heath Booth

Job Titles:
  • IT Manager

Helen Wallace

Job Titles:
  • UK Market Development Manager

James Withers - CEO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive
  • Member of the Board
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Chief Executive of Scotland Food
  • James Withers Is the Chief Executive
James Withers is the Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink.

Jennifer McLachlan

Job Titles:
  • Strategy & External Relations Senior Manager

John Davidson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Partnership Board Member
  • Strategy & External Relations Director

Julie Fitzpatrick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Chief Executive, Moredun Research Institute
  • Partnership Board Member

Kirk Hunter

Job Titles:
  • Director, Dairy UK
  • Partnership Board Member

Laura Sprowl

Job Titles:
  • Market & Business Development Support Coordinator - Events

Linda Chirnside

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager
  • Business Development Manager ( Affiliates )

Lorna Edward

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Partnership Board Member
  • Senior Manager - Food & Drink, Scottish Enterprise

Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Lucy Husband

Job Titles:
  • Market Development & Business Engagement Director

Marion MacCormick

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Martin Bell

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Deputy Director of Trade, Scotch Whisky Association
  • Partnership Board Member

Paul Flanagan

Job Titles:
  • Partnership Board Member
  • Strategy Director for Dairy & Scotland Director, AHDB

Peter Cook

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Director, Food, Drink and Agriculture, Opportunity North East
  • Partnership Board Member

Scott Walker

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive, National Farmers Union Scotland
  • Partnership Board Member

Shona Cherry

Job Titles:
  • Strategy & External Relations Officer

Stephanie Pritchard

Job Titles:
  • Head of UK Supplier Development

Su Cox

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board
  • Vice - Chair

Susie McIntyre

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board

Tavish Scott

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive, Scottish Salmon Producers Organisation
  • Partnership Board Member

Tim Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Partnership Board
  • Chief Executive, Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society
  • Partnership Board Member