Scotland Food & Drink has announced the appointment of two Non-Executive Directors to its board. Stuart McCallum, currently a Partner with RSM based in Glasgow and John Dalley, previously Finance Director at Scottish & Newcastle International and CFO of Scotmid will join the board from 30th October.
John and Stuart, return the board to full strength and replace Susie McIntyre, MD of Kettle Produce, whose tenure as board member has come to an end.
Iain Baxter, Chief Executive of Scotland Food & Drink said: “It’s important that we bring expertise from across both the food and drink sector and other industries to help deliver our strategy of Sustaining Scotland, Supplying the World. Both Stuart and John come with a huge amount of sector and professional experience that will be an asset to our board. “
Lucinda Bruce-Gardyne, Chair of Scotland Food & Drink said: “The Board are looking forward to working with Stuart and John, both of whom bring strong finance, sector experience and passion for the industry to the table. Their counsel will be invaluable as Scotland Food & Drink continues its journey, to foster resilient and sustainable growth across the industry.
On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Susie McIntyre for her unwavering commitment and valuable contribution to Scotland Food & Drink over the past eight years, and we wish Susie all the very best.”
Mr Stuart McCallum
Mr McCallum is a member of ICAS and is currently a Partner with RSM based in Glasgow.
He completed his BA in Accountancy at Glasgow Caledonian University.
His career has covered international M&A, full suite of corporate finance advisory skills, and corporate finance funding experiences.
Current role at RSM involves supporting family businesses/small corporates with strategic financial advisory support and being part of the senior leadership team at RSM in Glasgow. Additionally, he is leading regionally on developing Client Finance Functions by introducing digital tools and data analytics. Also heavily involved in talent development across Scotland and attracting best in class colleagues to RSM.
He is also National Head of Food and Drink sector at RSM which has been a sector theme throughout his career. He has worked with a wide range of food and drink sub sectors supporting funding, M&A, strategic growth and international expansion plans.
Mr McCallum has previously been an External Trustee at GCUSA and is currently a member of ICAS Audit and Risk committee and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee / External Trustee at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
John Dalley
John Dalley has over 25 years Board level experience in Scottish food and drink companies. This includes 6 years as Finance Director at Scottish & Newcastle International and 18 years as CFO of Scotmid. He also has sector-related experience of start-ups acting as board advisor to The Start-Up Drinks Lab Ltd and Product Guru Ltd.
Currently he is a Non-Executive Director with Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Melville Hosing Association and Student Co-op Homes.
A qualified Chartered Accountant with an in-depth knowledge of the principles and the practical application of corporate governance in a variety of different membership organisations.
