The board of the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has nominated Glasgow-born businessman Brian McBride to be its next president.
He will now become the CBI’s vice president until the appointment is voted upon at the next AGM on 28 June.
McBride started his career as a salesman at Xerox and brings to the CBI a wealth of entrepreneurial experience at telecoms, electronics, and online retail companies, including as the UK chief executive of Amazon, chair of ASOS and the current chair of Trainline.
