AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN asks why it is taking so long to fill two business leadership posts We’ve been bombarded in recent weeks with a lot of forecasts and predictions about what’s likely to happen this year, though among the many imponderables is who will be appointed to key vacant positions at the […]
Scottish National Investment Bank
Logan needs a clear run from Holyrood
AS SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN asks if the new chief entrepreneur will get the full tool-kit to build an enterprise nation More government investment into the tech sector cannot be sniffed at, nor the recent appointment of an industry stalwart to lead the country towards a new entrepreneurial dawn. But before we get carried away […]
New chair for shrinking SE | Why is SNIB backing a bottle bank?
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN says Scottish Enterprise is rushing to find a new chairman . . . and asks why SNIB is investing in a deposit return scheme Scottish ministers are looking for a chairman to succeed Lord Smith at Scottish Enterprise, though they’ll have to get a move on, given that he’ll […]
Mactaggart’s departure should herald SNIB rethink
AS I SEE IT: TERRY MURDEN on the departure of SNIB’s CEO and the need for energy security The resignation of Eilidh Mactaggart as CEO of the Scottish National Investment Bank was accompanied by the usual thanks for her service but without a word of explanation about her abrupt departure. Ms Mactaggart, who was paid […]