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Chief Executive: Philip Riddle OBE
Philip was appointed Chief Executive of VisitScotland on 16 July 2001. A graduate of Cambridge University, Philip has worked primarily in marketing and general management. For 23 years he worked with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group in a number of senior managerial posts across their worldwide network. He has obtained an MBA from Edinburgh University and is also involved on a voluntary basis with the Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust.
Director of Visitor Engagement: Malcolm Roughead OBE
Malcolm joined VisitScotland from Diageo in May 2001. He came from Guinness World Records as Global Sales and Marketing Director. A graduate in Modern Languages from Glasgow University in 1981, Malcolm previously held a number of senior marketing positions with Guinness in Africa, Europe, the Middle East and North America. He has also worked in marketing with Nestlé and Beechams in London. In March 2004, Malcolm was awarded the title of Scottish Marketeer of the Year at the Scottish Marketing Awards. He is also a Fellow of the Institute of Direct Marketing and a Fellow and Chair of the Marketing Society in Scotland.
Chief Operating Officer - EventScotland: Paul Bush OBE
In August 2007 Paul was appointed Chief Operating Officer of EventScotland and is responsible for the delivery of Scotland's Major Events Strategy and managing relationships with a diverse range of public and private sector partners and international federations. Prior to this role Paul was Deputy Chief Executive of EventScotland. Before joining EventScotland, Paul held the following positions - Chef de Mission, Scottish Commonwealth Games Team; General Team Manager, Scottish Commonwealth Games Team; Chief Executive, Scottish Swimming; Team Manager, Great Britain Swimming Team; and Team Manager, England Swimming Team.
Head of Human Resources: David Anderson
David joined VisitScotland in 2007 after four years as an interim consultant around Europe. He spent the majority of his career with Motorola where he lived and worked around the world. His last corporate roles were as HR Director for Railtrack and Senior Vice-President with Worldcom Intl. He completed a research degree in cultural management whilst based in Hong Kong.
Director of Strategic Partnerships: Riddell Graham
Educated at Galashiels Academy and with a degree in Ecological Science from Edinburgh University, Riddell has worked in tourism for 28 years. He was Chief Executive of Scottish Borders Tourist Board from 1996-2005. Riddell previously held the positions of Assistant Director of Tourism and then Director of Tourism with Scottish Borders Tourist Board and prior to this he worked with Scottish Borders Council.
Director of Business Engagement: Eddie Byers
Eddie joined VisitScotland in June 2004 from Scottish Development International. Educated at Portree High School, Eddie has also obtained a degree in Business Studies and an MBA. He has previously held marketing and business management positions in several multinational companies including 3i, BNP Paribas and HSBC.
Director of Corporate Services: Ken Neilson
A graduate of Glasgow University, Ken is a chartered accountant with extensive experience as both a finance and general management director. He completed his CA training with KPMG before going on to work in a number of roles in organisations which were undergoing significant change through integration or either internal or external growth, including British Aerospace, Life Technologies & Serologicals Ltd. Ken is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland (CA).