Professor Sir Jim McDonald GBE

The five new members were appointed to the board by Kate Forbes at the beginning of the year and will serve until 31 December 2028.

Professor Sir Jim McDonald GBE, chair of Scottish Enterprise, said: “I am delighted to welcome these five new members to the board of Scottish Enterprise and look forward to working with them as we embark on an exciting new year of economic development activity in 2026 and beyond.

“Given the variety of their professional backgrounds, they will help us achieve our purpose of backing ambitious businesses to innovate and scale internationally, transform the economy and deliver a more successful, greener and fairer Scotland.

“These appointees bring a wealth of industry and investment experience both domestically and internationally from across diverse sectors, expanding our collective expertise, which will support the delivery of our missions approach.

“They will also strengthen our ability to understand the challenges and support the ambitions of innovative, growing Scottish companies through our specialist company support, products and services, which is more important now than ever.”

Ms Gale is an experienced chair and non-executive director with over 40 years of leadership across global consumer, luxury, healthcare, and tech-enabled businesses.

She is the former CEO of brands including Crabtree and Evelyn, Arran Sense of Scotland and Wax Lyrical/Portmeirion Group plc, and has led large-scale transformation, international expansion and digital growth.

She currently chairs MySense.ai and Wendy Morrison Design, is a non-executive director of Reframe, and is a GlobalScot. She was awarded the MBE in 2021.

Mr Logan has almost 40 years’ experience of industrial and technology experience covering the aerospace, defence, power and industrial sectors.

He has led programmes and processes at Rolls Royce, BAE Systems and Weir Group. He now has a portfolio of advisory and consultancy roles spanning tech start-ups, SMSs and established primes.

He is a fellow of the Academy of Engineering and board member at Enginuity, a UK engineering and manufacturing skills charity.

Mr Murray is an experienced board trustee and senior-level property executive, with current non-exec experience working with national conservation and educational charities, as both a main board trustee and a chair of project oversight committees.

He has managed teams over for 30 years in the investment industry. He is a qualified chartered surveyor, having worked in financial services, running large property investment portfolios on behalf of institutions.

In his current role within a regulated financial institution, he provides leadership, risk management oversight and strategic direction across the mandates.

Mr Patrick has been a leading figure in the Glasgow business community for three decades.

A chartered accountant with an MBA from the University of Strathclyde, he specialises in urban economic development and has, since 2009, been chief executive of Glasgow Chamber of Commerce.

Under his leadership, the Chamber has expanded its international trade work, especially in Asia, explored opportunities in the circular economy, and substantially increased its support for work experience for the young.

He is a founding member of the Glasgow Economic Leadership Board, a board member of the Connected Places Catapult and Clyde Gateway URC, and a member of the joint management board for the Scotland Office and the Office of the Advocate General (OAG). He was appointed a CBE in 2019.

Mr Rooney has over 20 years of leadership across pharmaceuticals, vaccines, biomanufacturing, and publicly traded companies.

He is a chartered manager and fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and has been appointed managing director for pharma and healthtech at CPI.

He previously served as chair of the Scottish Patient Awareness Council and recently completed the University of California, Berkeley Haas CEO 2025 Program.