Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has appointed its new CEO, Alex Paterson, from Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and seeks new Board Members.
HES writes:
‘Alex brings a wealth of experience as the current Chief Executive of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, and as an acknowledged leader within the public sector in Scotland. His background in community investment and engagement combined with expertise in organisational development and change management means he is ideally placed to lead HES at this exciting phase of our development.
Alex will be joining us in September, meanwhile David Mitchell will continue as our Acting Chief Executive. David’s priorities include undertaking vital investment planning as we prepare for the next Spending Review, and introducing some organisational structural changes – announced last week – which have the full support of the Board.
The HIE biography gives more detail on Alex’s background: ‘Alex Paterson took up the post of Highlands and Islands Enterprise Chief Executive on 2 August 2010. Alex joined HIE in 2001 as Director of Developing Skills. In this post, he played a key role in modernising HIE’s approach to skills development and delivery and helping individuals gain or enhance their skills. Achievements included introducing the innovative LearningWorks online resource and integrating the national Careers Scotland service with the work of the enterprise agency. Following the Enterprise Networks Review in 2008, Alex was appointed as HIE’s first Director of Regional Competitiveness. He led the organisation’s support for key national sectors – education and universities, creative industries, energy, food and drink, life sciences, sustainable tourism, and financial and business services – as well as initiatives to develop UHI, improve the region’s infrastructure, enhance international trade performance, and promote business innovation, entrepreneurship and the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) programme.
Alex is a graduate of the University of Strathclyde and the University of Bath, and spent his early career in industrial marketing with Esso Chemicals and Volvo. After this, he joined the Scottish Development Agency and, on the formation of Scottish Enterprise, became Head of Small Business Development in Renfrewshire Enterprise. Before joining HIE, Alex was Managing Director of a consultancy and training organisation based in Glasgow and operating throughout the UK.
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Two new board members are being sought, see ref 1058
