At its AGM yesterday, the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce elected Gillian Docherty, chief commercial officer of The University of Strathclyde, as its new president for a two-year term.
She succeeds Paul Little, principal and chief executive of City of Glasgow College, who steps down following the completion of his term.
Docherty will be deputised by Anne Ledgerwood, director of the St Enoch Centre.
The chamber also added three new members to its board of management: Peter Duthie, chief executive of the Scottish Event Campus; Janet Martin, director of commercial banking at Royal Bank of Scotland; and Derek Provan chief executive of AGS Airports, which owns Glasgow Airport.
They join those continuing on the board of management: past president Paul Little; Brian Fulton, director of Holdfast Entertainment Group and chair of Sauchiehall Street BID; and Carol Henry, group people director at Arnold Clark.
The new council directors are Fiona Doherty, managing director at Stagecoach West Scotland; Stuart Gallacher, head of industrial liaison at BAE Systems, Lisa Lawson, founder and managing director at Dear Green; Stephen Lewis, managing director at HFD Property Group; and Tracey McNellan, chief executive at GO Radio.
Docherty said: “It's an honour to be elected to the position, following in the footsteps of Paul and his predecessors in their tireless efforts and support for the Glasgow business community and beyond.
“I’d like to firstly pay tribute and thank Paul and the executive team for all they have achieved amidst such a challenging backdrop for our economy and our members over the past two years, and also for delivery of complementary events and advice surrounding COP26.
“It’s an exciting time for the Chamber as we support many projects and businesses that will shape the future for our city economy including those close to my heart through the Innovation Districts.”
Glasgow Chamber chief executive Stuart Patrick added: “Gillian takes the helm after serving as deputy to Paul and is well placed to lead the Chamber through the next two years.
“Together with the Chamber Board and Council of Directors, we will work towards the delivery of a business plan that focuses on helping Chamber members recover from the pandemic.”
Docherty was previously chief executive at Data Lab for six years. She was appointed an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours 2019 for Services to Information Technology and Business.
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