|
|
President: Stuart CallanderMetrik Office Supplies Stuart has worked for over 20 years in the long established family owned business of Metrik Office Supplies. He is the third generation to work in the company which his grandfather setup originally as Dinwiddies Farm Records in 1958. |
Vice President: Vacant |
|
|
|
Treasurer: Roderick WilliamsonCarson and Trotter Partner in Carson & Trotter, Chartered Accountants, based in Dumfries, with offices in Castle Douglas, Kirkcudbright, and Moffat, and providing a wide range of accountancy and taxation services. Roderick joined Carson & Trotter in 1985 and has been a partner in the firm for 15 years. |
|
|
Board Members |
 |
Immediate Past President: Trevor Knowles - HK Financial Advisers Principal of H K Financial Advisers. Founded in 2003 HK provides a wide range of strategic financial planning services to both private & corporate clients throughout the U K. |
|
 |
Chief Executive: Gordon Mann OBE - (Ex Officio) Formerly Chief Executive of the Crichton Trust following a career in local government where he was Director of Planning with Dumfries and Galloway, Shetland Islands and Banff and Buchan District Councils. Gordon works part time for the Chamber. |
 |
Karen Ward Boyd -The Holywood Trust Director of The Holywood Trust, a charitable organisation which support young people in Dumfries & Galloway through grant giving. The Trust provides grants to individuals as well as organisations which provides opportunities for young people in the region. |
|
|
Jacquie Brown - Jacquies Beauty Owner, manager of Jacquies Beauty in Dumfries. With over 30 years experience Jacquie was awarded Beauty Salon of 2011 in the Scottish Hair and Beauty Awards and Business Person of 2011 in the DG Life People of the Year Awards.
|
|
|
Ronnie Bradford Following a period as Marketing Officer for Glenkens Community and Arts Trust and The CatStrand Community, Arts and Visitor Centre in New Galloway preceded by 4 years as a director and co-founder of Tourism Doctor Limited, one of the region’s most successful online marketing solution providers to the tourism industry, he is currently exploring a number of new opportunities in digital communication and marketing . Ronnie currently represents DGCC on the Partners Board of Destination Dumfries and Galloway and acts as a Business Mentor with the Scottish Mentoring Service. |
|
|
Finlay Carson - CMS Set up CMS with his brother providing a full ramge of IT and web design and management services from their base at Conchietown, Twynholm Kirkcudbright.
|
|
|
Paula Gibson Formerly manager of Thistle Products based in Dalbeattie, which was set up by her father, and producing Scottish novelties and souvenirs. Paula is now self employed and working on a number of different business ideas. |
|
|
Tricia Hunter - Minerva People Ltd Founder of Minerva People Ltd, an independent training and recruitment company based in Dumfries. Minerva has won many awards and been recognised locally, regionally and nationally for their high quality standards. Tricia’s career spans over 20 years within the training and vocational assessment field helping to develop people and businesses. She is a Chartered Manager and fellow of CMI.
|
 |
Jane Lenza - Bank of Scotland Relationship Manager with Bank of Scotland now part of the Lloyds Banking Group. Based in Dumfries jane runs a mixed portfolio of business customers in Dumfries and galloway and a small number in Lanarkshire. |
|
|
Alec MacDonald - Purple ICT Operational Head, Purple ICT (formerly Alchemist technologies Ltd). An IT professional with over 20 years’ experience providing IT solutions to large and small businesses.
|
|
|
Jamie Maitland - Kellwood Engineering A founder and director of Kellwood Engineering Ltd, subcontract mechanical engineers and electricians. Kellwood is now the leading machine shop in the Dumfries area and the leading electrical contractor for the social housing sector. Kellwood is a “Partner for Business”. He believes that the continual off-loading of costs and problems by society on businesses is damaging to both business and society |
|
|
Tom Riddet - Armstrong Watson Partner in Armstrong Watson, accountants specialsing in agriculture, leisure and hospitality, engineering, construction and housing. Tom was born and brought up in Dumfries and joined Armstrong Watson in 1991 and was made a Partner in 2002.
|
|
|
Lynda Vaughan - Colledge & Vaughan Solicitor, heading up the Property and Private Client Department at Colledge & Vaughan LLP, Family Law Practice, based in Dumfries. Lynda and her colleague, Jenny Colledge, set up their business in 2010.
|
