Our Board
Our Board is led by our independent chair Jo Armstrong. Other members are Graham Smith, who represents our public sector client shareholders; Nial Gemmell, who represents the Scottish Futures Trust, and Iain Marley and Kevin Doyle. Iain and Kevin represent The Development Partnership (Scotland) Limited, our employee-owned private sector development partner.
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Jo is one of Scotland’s leading business economists whose extensive professional career spans financial services, the Scottish civil service and the charitable sector. An experienced Non-Executive Director and Chair, she is currently Chair of the Wheatley Housing Group and Chair of the Accounts Commission. Jo Click To Read More
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Director
Graham is the Head of Investment, International and Innovation at Glasgow City Council, and has worked in Economic Development for almost ten years. He has a broad range of experience and expertise, having led a number of key areas in the division, including Business Gateway, Click To Read More
Richard Dixon is a qualified lawyer and Head of Development Finance at Morgan Sindall Investments, he has been an executive director of MS Investments since 2008. Richard represents the Wellspring Partnership on the board.
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Director
Nial joined Scottish Futures Trust (SFTi) in late 2017 to look after SFTi’s portfolio of investments in the hub programme. Prior to SFT Nial worked for a number of banks during which time he carried out a variety of roles. Latterly Nial worked alongside bank Click To Read More
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Chief Executive, Director
Iain Marley (B. Acc, CA.) Iain is a graduate of Glasgow University and a Chartered Accountant who began his career at Price Waterhouse Management Consultants. He has held senior roles in finance; consulting; manufacturing; broadcasting; technology; education, and property sectors. He has led the delivery Click To Read More
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Operations Director
Kevin is part of the Executive Management Team and is responsible for all operational aspects of project delivery. As a graduate in Civil Engineering, Kevin has over 20 years’ experience within the private sector including bid management and project management of major design and builds Click To Read More