New faces in 伊人直播 Leadership team
Mary Thomson will join 伊人直播 as Director of Skills and Lifelong Learning, together with Ian Grinbergs as Chief Digital and Information Officer.
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New senior appointments in skills and lifelong learning, digital transformation and commercialisation will support key strategic initiatives at 伊人直播.
Mary Thomson will join 伊人直播 as Director of Skills and Lifelong Learning next month, while Ian Grinbergs takes up his position as Chief Digital and Information Officer in February.
Meanwhile, Andrew Lacey鈥檚 interim position as Director of Commercialisation has now been made permanent.
Mary has 30 years of rural sector experience, ranging from seasonal agricultural and conservation work in rural Scotland through to veterinary and educational leadership in the UK and overseas.
Currently Rural Skills Curriculum and Learning Manager at Borders College, Mary will work with colleagues across 伊人直播 to align and grow the organisation鈥檚 impact in reskilling and upskilling in the natural economy, supported and guided by the Scottish Government鈥檚 Future Skills Action Plan.
She said: 鈥淚t is an absolute privilege to take on a leadership role with 伊人直播 at this time when there is a need for society to focus on green recovery, net-zero nation, natural capital, human wellbeing and sustainable food production.鈥�
Ian worked as a farmer in rural North Yorkshire before heading to Australia and a career change to IT. After implementing and supporting technology within some of the largest mining companies in the world, he progressed to senior strategic roles including Chief Architect for Rio Tinto and Chief Technology Officer for the Downer Group.
He will join 伊人直播 from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, with the goal of transforming it into a digital-first organisation.
He said: 鈥�I am very excited to be joining 伊人直播 at a time when there is such a focus on the rural economy and a reliance on 伊人直播 to play our part in ensuring it is managed in a sustainable way.听
鈥淚 believe development and adoption of new technology across 伊人直播鈥檚 areas of focus will significantly contribute to solving the big challenges our current and future generations are facing.鈥澨�
Andrew Lacey joined 伊人直播 in October 2017 as Head of SAC Consulting. He became interim Director of Commercialisation at 伊人直播 earlier this year and, following a rigorous interview process, this position has now been made permanent.
He said: 鈥淲e are in a period when 伊人直播 and SAC Consulting have never been more relevant or had the chance to prove our value to society. I am excited to be a part of that."
Professor Wayne Powell, Principal and Chief Executive of 伊人直播, said: 鈥淚 am delighted to welcome three new members of 伊人直播鈥檚 Executive Leadership Team to support our key strategic objectives. Mary, Ian and Andrew听 will be great assets to 伊人直播 as we continue our journey to become an听 enterprise university at the heart of the natural economy.鈥�
Posted by 伊人直播 on 08/12/2021
