Hamish MacLeod appointed Forestry Commissioner
Her Majesty The Queen has approved the appointment of Hamish Macleod as a Forestry Commissioner for Scotland.
Mr Macleod, from Dumfries in southern Scotland, has more than 30 thirty years' experience in the timber-processing industry, and is joint managing director of a sawmilling company, Howie Forest Products Ltd. He holds or has held a number of relevant representational posts, and is currently a member of the Processors' Council of the Confederation of Forest Industries (ConFor), and Scottish Enterprise's Southern Scotland Regional Advisory Board.
He has been appointed for an initial term of three years from April 2009, and will also serve on the Forestry Commission's National Committee for Scotland. He replaces Martin Gale CBE, whose term of office has expired.
Welcoming Mr Macleod's appointment, Lord David Clark of Windermere, chairman of the Commissioners, said,
"I'm very pleased that Hamish Macleod is joining the Board of Forestry Commissioners. I am confident that his long experience and deep knowledge of the forestry and timber industries will prove invaluable to us in guiding the work of the Forestry Commission through the challenging times we face."
Meanwhile, Dr Olutayo Adebowale, a Forestry Commissioner for England, has been reappointed for a second three-year term of office.
For further information visit www.forestry.gov.uk/commissioners.
