Scottish Enterprise
Scottish Gaelic: Iomairt na h-Alba | |
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Formed | 1 April 1991 |
Type | Executive non-departmental public body |
Jurisdiction | Scotland |
Headquarters | Atrium Court, Glasgow, G2 6HQ |
Agency executives |
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Parent department | Scottish Government |
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Website | www |
Scottish Enterprise (
History
The body is a successor in part to the wide-ranging Scottish Development Agency which was established in 1975.
Scottish Enterprise was created on 1 April 1991 under the Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990.[6] That act dissolved the Scottish Development Agency (SDA), created in 1975 and the Highlands and Islands Development Board forming Scottish Enterprise alongside Highlands and Islands Enterprise.[7]: 62
Scottish Enterprise was created with a structure of Local Enterprise Companies (LECs). Initially these were Limited Companies with boards led by local businesspeople, but from 2000 they became wholly owned subsidiaries of Scottish Enterprise[8] and were subsequently wound up.[9]
International trade and investment arm Scottish Development International was established in 2001 by merging the export promotion agency, Scottish Trade International (STI; 1991–2001) and the foreign direct investment and inward investment agency, Locate in Scotland (LiS; 1981–2001). It is jointly operated by Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and South of Scotland Enterprise.[10]
On 1 April 2008, the skills function of Scottish Enterprise moved out of the organisation to the newly formed Skills Development Scotland.[11]
Lena Wilson left Scottish Enterprise in October 2017 after she was awarded a
Structure
Scottish Enterprise has around 1,100 staff based in ten offices across the UK and a further 33 overseas.[18]
Organisational structure consists of a board headed by chairman, Willie Mackie to oversee fulfilment of the objectives established by the Scottish Government and an executive leadership team responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.[19] The leadership team consists of:
- Adrian Gillespie - Chief Executive
- Jane Martin, Managing Director of Innovation and Investment
- Gill McNeill, Chief People Officer
- Rhona Allison, Managing Director, Business Growth
- Neil Francis, Managing Director, Digital and Major Projects, Scottish Enterprise
- Douglas Colquhoun, Chief Financial Officer
- Reuben Aitken, Managing Director, International Operations
Finances
Scottish Enterprise is a
Partners
Scottish Enterprise works with a range of other local, national and international strategic partners, from industry and the public sector to help deliver its wider range of services and sector-specific support across international trade, innovation, investment and growth.
These include:
- Scottish National Investment Bank (since 2020)
- Skills Development Scotland
- VisitScotland
- Business Gateway
- Scottish Funding Council
- Department for International Trade
Scottish Enterprise's international interests are supported by Scottish Development International, the international arm of Scotland's enterprise agencies.
References
- ^ "Our Borderlands - Our Future : Final Report - Scottish Affairs 4) Economic development and enterprise". UK Parliament. House of Commons. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ISBN 9780199693054.
- ^ Glasgow Herald, obituary of Sir William Gray 11 July 2000
- TheGuardian.com. 3 December 2008.
- ^ http://www.scottishgovernmentyearbooks.ed.ac.uk/record/22762/1/1978_2_Scottishdevelopmentagency.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Enterprise and New Towns (Scotland) Act 1990 - Introductory Text". legislation.gov.uk. Crown Copyright. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- – via Edinburgh University Press.
- ^ "Scottish Enterprise Account management services to high-growth businesses" (PDF). Audit Scotland. June 2004. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ Adams, Lucy; Dinwoodie, Robbie (22 November 2007). "Scottish Enterprise set to face multi-million VAT bill". The Herald. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Who we work with". Scottish Enterprise.
- ^ "Skills Development Scotland". Scottish Government. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ McSherry, Mark. "New roles for ex-Scottish Enterprise CEO Lena Wilson – Scottish Financial Review". Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Lena Wilson CBE | NatWest Group". www.natwestgroup.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Scottish O&G job taskforce hands baton to Industry Leadership Group". Offshore Energy. 13 September 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Former Scottish Enterprise boss Lena Wilson joins RBS board". BBC News. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "New Scottish Enterprise chief gets £168,000 salary". HeraldScotland. 7 April 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Linda Hanna interim CEO Scottish Enterprise| News | BioQuarter". Edinburgh Bioquarter. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Contact us - Scottish Enterprise". www.scottish-enterprise.com. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "About Us - Leadership". Scottish Enterprise. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ "Scottish Budget: draft budget 2018-2019 Chapter 4: Enterprise and Skills Bodies". Scottish Government. Retrieved 10 January 2018.