Scotland Food & Drink has announced the appointment of two non-executive directors to its board. Stuart McCallum, currently a partner with RSM based in Glasgow and John Dalley, previously fiinance director at Scottish & Newcastle International and CFO of Scotmid joined the board on October 30.

John and Stuart, return the board to full strength and replace Susie McIntyre, MD of Kettle Produce, whose tenure as board member has come to an end.

Chief executive of Scotland Food £ Drink, Iain Baxter, said: “It’s important that we bring expertise from across both the food and drink sector and other industries to help deliver our strategy of Sustaining Scotland, Supplying the World. Both Stuart and John come with a huge amount of sector and professional experience that will be an asset to our board. “

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Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, chair of Scotland Food & Drink said: “The Board are looking forward to working with Stuart and John, both of whom bring strong finance, sector experience and passion for the industry to the table. Their counsel will be invaluable as Scotland Food & Drink continues its journey, to foster resilient and sustainable growth across the industry.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Susie McIntyre for her unwavering commitment and valuable contribution to Scotland Food & Drink over the past eight years, and we wish Susie all the very best.”