The region’s enterprise agency has appointed two new board members. Rory Christie and Dr Mary Thomson will take up their roles at South of Scotland Enterprise in March.
Rory is a director of the Dourie Farming Company in Port William – a family business specialising in pastoral dairy and intensive pig production.
He is also a board member and lead on dairy contract legislation for the NFUS milk policy committee and also founder and current chair of the Milk Suppliers Association Co-op.
Next year will also see him become chairman of the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society. Dr Thomson is vice principal, skills and lifelong learning at Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and is originally from a veterinary background.
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