IoD Scotland Autumn 2021

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News Clark launches tech PR boutique PR, digital and design agency Clark has launched Clark.tech – the first technology-focused PR boutique in Scotland. Headed up by Associate Director, Kirsten Paul, the specialist offering follows the rapid strategic growth of the agency’s technology client portfolio which has gone from strength to strength since Kirsten joined the agency three years ago from a global tech background. It has been further shaped by Chairman and tech investor Paul Atkinson, who joined the board in January 2020. Lesley Brydon, founder and managing director of Clark, said: “Since Clark launched in 2012, the technology scene in Scotland has erupted. The country is now home to organisations which can compete against the best of the best, whether based in the Silicon Roundabout or Silicon Valley. “Kirsten has brought a unique level of experience to the team that simply does not exist in Scotland right now, and this has already delivered incredible benefits for our client base. “We don’t see the Scottish tech sector slowing any time soon, so now is the right time to further demonstrate our technology expertise and commitment to the sector by launching Clark.tech, Launching the Clark.tech PR boutique are, frmo left, Kirsten Paul, Paul Atkinson, Clark founder Lesley Brydon and deputy managing director, Angela Hughes which will form a significant strand of our growth strategy this year.” In 2021 alone, the agency has added six new technology clients to its portfolio including Cloudsoft, Cyan, Dunedin IT, FarrPoint and Forrit. Other Clark.tech clients inclulde Par Equity and the Scottish Business Resilience Centre. More on Clark.tech at clarkcommunications.co.uk Scottish Friendly boosts its NXDs with appointments Scottish Friendly has appointed Mark Laidlaw and Stephen McGee as non-executive directors, bringing more than 40 years’ worth of industry experience across pensions, investments and protection with them. Laidlaw is currently corporate strategy director at LV=, while McGee is chief financial officer at Aegon UK, where he is responsible for the leadership of the finance function and, as a board member, also contributes to the wider strategy and performance of the company. Scottish Friendly’s chairman David Huntley said: “The vast experience they bring with them will serve to strengthen the technical capability of our current board and complement our existing team of non-executive directors.” Conference shorts “We’ve got to think ‘outside the bottle’ – and COP26 delegates have got to leave their egos at the door” Amee Ritchie, S’weat. See pg 35 £62m food and farming project hailed as ‘transformational’ A new state-of-the-art science, farm and field facilities on the outskirts of Dundee will seek to find the answers to the global climate challenges facing the agricultural and food sectors. The pledges were made at the breaking-ground ceremony for the construction of the £62 million International Barley Hub (IBH) and the Advanced Plant Growth Centre (APGC) at the James Hutton Institute’s campus. The buildings, funded through the Tay Cities Region Deal, are scheduled to be completed in early 2024. The Scottish Government’s Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon said the work that would be undertaken at Invergowrie would perfectly complement the government’s ambitions for a more sustainable agricultural sector. “The IBH and the APGC will put Scotland at the forefront of where we want to be,” she said. “Some of the crops we grow will face challenges through climate change, whether that’s pests or diseases, and it is critical to Scotland that we can futureproof them as much as possible.” The IBH is the culmination of a long campaign by JHI which was backed by maltsters, distillers and farmers, and the institute’s leading scientists were also optimistic for the potential of the new facilities. The hub’s chair, Professor James Brosnan said: “The IBH complements the existing spirit of collaboration in the barley supply chain and will provide the answers to our shared climate challenges through applied scientific excellence.” Pictured above breaking ground at the new hub are Mairi Gougeon MSP, Prof Colin Campbell and Iain Stewart MP 06 iod.com Autumn 2021
Bombardier’s flying as demand for its private jets soars Bombardier Inc has raised its full-year estimates for revenue and aircraft deliveries, helped by higher business jet traffic and demand for planes. The plane maker also said it would use less free cash in 2021 than previously expected, after beating analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenues on higher deliveries and demand for aftermarket services. According to FlightAware data, business jet flights were up 23 per cent in the week beginning 21st July over Plans are being considered to create a more integrated public transport system in Edinburgh that will see “efficiencies” across the current operators. A recent report to the council has outlined greater alignment of the businesses running the buses and trams which will result in easier ticket purchasing, more integrated routes, better collaboration and less competition between companies. The council says the changes “wouldn’t result in any immediate adjustments for passengers or front-line staff”, though any longer-term impact has not been disclosed. The plan proposes reconstituting the Lothian Buses legal entity to allow the management of all council-owned public transport modes in the city, while retaining the brands and operational services of each of the transport companies. Councillor Lesley Macinnes, transport and environment convener, said: “The reform of our Transport ALEOs offers the chance to significantly enhance and 2019 levels in the US, the largest market for corporate aviation. Business jet revenue for the three months ending June 30 jumped 50 per cent to $1.5 billion, compared with the $1.3 billion that analysts were expecting, according to Refinitiv. But Montreal-based Bombardier posted an adjusted net loss of $137 million, or six cents per share, for the second quarter, compared with a loss of $248 million, or 11 cents, in the previous year. More integration planned for capital’s buses and trams streamline our public transport offering to the benefit of the public. “These changes would result in integrated ticketing and routing and the opportunity to expand into new transport modes, amongst other improvements. “Of course, we know how important the Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Trams brands are to the people of Edinburgh, demonstrated by their consistently high customer satisfaction ratings, and we’ve no plans to change that. “Any restructuring behind-the-scenes will only lead to a better experience on the services we all know and love.” Essence of Harris lands family business award Essence of Harris has been awarded the National Community title at the 2021 Family Business of the Year Awards, an annual award ceremony that aims to put the UK’s family business sector on the map. Speaking to The Press & Journal recently, Jamie spoke of how family was the sole reason that he began the business six years ago. “At the beginning, it was just about creating a business that could support our own family,” he says. “It’s grown through time into a global business – we now have a workforce of 26 and are selling globally to places like China and America. “We recently won awards in a New York trade show (NY NOW) for being one of the best emerging brands in the US. “We’ve come a long way from being a window cleaner eight years ago to now, across my three businesses, the largest employers in Harris.” Other Scottish family business winners at the awards ceremony included food producers Macsween of Edinburgh (The People’s Choice Award) and Arbikie Distillery, Arbroath (Scottish Regional Award). Big congrats from all of us at the IoD! Conference shorts “We’re in a new paradigm in which thinking about the environment is the norm... we have to balance profit with people and planet...” Douglas Lamont, innocent drinks, addressing the IoD Global Conference See pg 31 Autumn 2021 iod.com 07
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