Scottish Forest Industries Cluster
Forest Industries Advisory Board

Following the announcement, the following have been appointed as members of the Advisory Board (initially for 2 - 4 years). 

Mr Alexander (Alex) Brownlie, Group Director, BSW Timber plc
Mr Tom R Bruce Jones, Joint Managing Director, James Jones & Sons Ltd
Mr Steve Lavery, Managing Director, UPM Tilhill
Mr Colin Mann, Managing Director, Scottish Woodlands Ltd
Dr Ed Suttie, Centre for Materials & Engineering, Building Research Establishment
Mr Fergus Tickell, Managing Director, Northern Energy Developments Ltd
Mr George Webb, Group Purchasing Manager, Norbord Ltd

Ex officis members:
Scottish Enterprise
Ms Margaret Watson, Head of Forest Industries

Forestry Commission Scotland
Dr Bob McIntosh, Director

Confederation of Forest Industries Ltd
Mr Stuart Goodall, Chief Executive

Highlands & Islands Enterprise
Ms Elaine Hanton/Ms Audrey MacIver, Key Sectors: Energy Team


Minutes of meetings:
2008 - May, June, September, November
2009 - February, May

Cluster activities are carried out under the overall guidance of the Advisory Board comprising key individuals from across Scotland's forest industries, with the original vision and commitment to take forward the strategy outlined in Roots for Growth.  The previous Leadership Group met for the first time in October 2000 under the Chairmanship of Mr Sandy Brownlie CBE, Chairman of BSW Timber plc.  Mr Stefan Kay OBE took over as Chairman in January 2002 and served until the group's dissolution in February 2008.


Cluster Team
The work of the Advisory Board is supported by the Scottish Enterprise Executive Team, who are drawn from across the Scottish Enterprise network, representatives from Highlands & Islands Enterprise, the Regional Cluster network and the Cluster Support Unit.  These include:

 
Margaret Watson - Head of Forest Industries, Scottish Enterprise
Margaret Watson is currently Head of Forest Industries at Scottish Enterprise (SE).  Margaret joined SE in 2005 as a member of Dumfries & Galloway's Sector Development Team, with responsibility for the Forestry Sector and the Scottish Forest Industries Regional Clusters.  She trained as a Chartered Surveyor at Cirencester and having worked throughout England in that field, she spent 16 years as Estate Manager at Forrest Estate, Dalry, Ayrshire before joining SE.  The daughter of a forester, Margaret has a life-long affinity with the industry.  Her work at the highly acclaimed Forrest Estate involved the development of renewable energy schemes involving both hydro and wind power.

James Alexander - Industries Directorate, Scottish Enterprise  

Jamie Farquhar - National Manager for Scotland, Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor)

 
Charlie Fulton - Facilitator, South Scotland Forest Industries Cluster

Claire Glaister - Facilitator, North East Scotland Forest Industries Cluster

Richard Howard - Renewable Energy, Scottish Enterprise (South)

Brenda Joyce - Project Manager, Priority Industries, Scottish Enterprise (West)

Andy Leitch - Timber Development/Timber Transport, Forestry Commission Scotland

Steve Luker - Facilitator, Mid Scotland Forest Industries Cluster

t.b.c. - Skills Development Scotland Ltd (Careers Scotland)

Andy McDonald - Director of Industry Co-ordination, Scottish Enterprise

Stewart Meikle - Facilitator, Highland Forest Industries Cluster

Roland Stiven - Timber Transport Project Manager, Timber Transport Forum