The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has said its recruitment process to appoint a new chief executive is underway.
In the interim, the union said that its board of directors appointed NFUS director of policy, Jonnie Hall, as general manager until a new chief executive is appointed.
The position of company secretary at NFUS will be undertaken by treasurer, Rupert Shaw, and national operations manager James Buchanan will continue to grow the role and work with the group secretary network, NFUS said.
The union said that Carlyle Associates have been formally appointed to search for the next chief executive.
The search for a new candidate for the position follows the resignation of Scott Walker in early November who had worked for the organisation for 28 years and was the chief executive for the past 11 years.
President of the NFUS, Martin Kennedy, said: “I must thank all members, staff and secretaries for their continued feedback and patience during this period and I look forward to working with Carlyle Associates in engaging and recruiting our next CEO.
“The next few years will undoubtedly continue to bring challenges to our industry, and as the leading lobbying organisation for agriculture in Scotland, our job is to turn these challenges into opportunities whereby agriculture is properly recognised for all that it delivers.
“Whoever is appointed as our new chief executive will have a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in not only driving that message home but also to work with a great team of people to grow the business of NFU Scotland.”
