Dumfriesshire's Laura takes a new key role at H&H

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Lockerbie’s Laura Millar has been made the first ever director of strategy for H&H Group Plc.The promotion will see her striving for the development of the group’s nationally respected Harrison & Hetherington livestock trading operations and she’ll be based at Borderway in Carlisle.Laura says she is committed to the success of the livestock farming community, and her aim is to ensure that Harrison & Hetherington can offer the industry the support needed to navigate the challenges of rapid change.She said: “In recent years, the livestock industry has been confronted with unprecedented challenges that fundamentally affect the viability of the sector for every farmer and landowner.“Now, more than ever, it’s essential that we help buyers and sellers achieve the best possible value for their stock.“My overall responsibility as a director will be to develop and deliver the strategies that will achieve the strongest connections to the widest possible markets, locally, nationally, and globally.“Harrison & Hetherington has been at the forefront of cutting edge marketing in our sector, however I know that there are so many more opportunities we can offer customers, and I am thrilled to be given the chance to help take the both the company and the industry I love to new levels of service.”Laura joined the Harrison & Hetherington team at Borderway in 2017 as livestock schemes manager and, for the past two years, has transformed the company’s marketing focus as head of communications and marketing and strategic projects.Brought up on the family farm in the Scottish Borders, and now married to Dumfriesshire dairy farmer, Donald, Laura has livestock farming in her DNA – and an outstanding portfolio of qualifications in her CV.While