Employment

October 1997 to now                  Self employed economic and business development consultant

April 1991 to Oct 1997           Various positions in Scottish Enterprise

Business Development, Lanarkshire Development Agency

Commercialisation and Technology Ventures teams,

Head of Private Office and Executive Assistant to Chief Executive and Chair

Head of Skills Investment, Training Division

March 1989 to Jan 1991         Various positions in Scottish Development Agency

Employment and Special Initiative

Strategy and Enterprise Development

Sept 1986 to Mar 1989           Economic & Management Consultant, Coopers & Lybrand Associates

Education and Qualifications

July 2000        MSc Local Economic Development, University of Glasgow

July 1986        BSc (Hons) Economics, University of St Andrews

         Member and Founding Chair, Economic Development Association (Scotland)

Directorships

Current:  Abbotshaugh Property Limited, HebHomes Limited, Ceteris, Triscribe limited, Horizon Housing Association

Previous:  Crovie Preservation Society Limited, Go Country and Go Country Leisure, Banffshire Visual Arts Festival, Excell Biotech, Music Mountain Music, Zygomatics