SCC Board

Rodney Ayre joined Mitsubishi Electric in 1998 and is the Senior Department Manager responsible for production activities on the 6 sites in West Lothian.

Previously he was a manager with British Rail working on the development of the Heathrow Express Rail link and a project engineer for the manufacturing of the freight rolling stock in the Channel Tunnel.

He is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Past President of Scottish Engineering, former chair of the Japanese Business Council in Europe Group, Director with the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, a board member of West Lothian Chamber of Commerce, chair of Developing the Young Workforce (West Lothian) and member of the Strategic leadership Group for Manufacturing within the Scottish Government.​

Claire Baird was appointed as Chief Executive in September 2022.

Claire has been involved in the Chamber Network for over twenty years with a range of roles. These have included Regional Lead (Ayrshire) for Developing the Young Workforce, a senior secondment to the Scottish Government’s Directorate for Fair Work, Employability and Skills, and worked at the Scottish Chambers of Commerce in policy development. Claire was also appointed as a Board Director to The Energy Agency in October 2022 and to the Scottish Chambers of Commerce Board in August 2023. She is a passionate advocate for Ayrshire, and the role of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce Network across Scotland and internationally.

She is fully committed to representing the Scottish business community through influencing and developing the future strategy of SCC, Government(s) and other key partners and stakeholders.​

Stuart originally comes from the North West however moved when he was 18 to Scotland where he started his career in the hospitality business winding the clock forward 41 years later and 18 different moves both in the UK and overseas he has held roles such as MD of LivingWell Health Clubs, CEO of LA Fitness, Regional Director Stakis Hotels, Operations Dirtector MacDonald Hotels, President Hilton Canada latterly  he was the CEO of Anytime Fitness UK and Ireland he has held a number of Board positions notably Hilton PLC and has previously been a NED for two Companies, lately he has joined the Board of the Cairngorm BP/Chamber of Commerce  (and is now Chair) and is a advisor to NED on Board, Impact SPA and Leisure and Synergy Dance, he is also a mentor for NAT West Bank accelerator programme set to support SME businesses

He has recently set up two businesses of which he is a NED, REVPAS (a revenue management company that maximise profit with out sacrificing customer service and experience) and The Retreat Group a self-letting Company with difference “we sell the experience and then the stay” but we also maximise return for our partners we have three basic principles Owner’s return, Owners Sentiment, Customers experience

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Joanna Campbell is the Principal and Chief Executive of Glasgow Kelvin College, bringing over 28 years of experience in the tertiary education sector. She began her career as a Lecturer in Computing and has since held a range of senior leadership roles across several Scottish colleges.

Joanna joined Glasgow Kelvin College in April 2025, following six years as Principal of Dumfries and Galloway College. Prior to that, she served as Vice Principal for Student Experience at City of Glasgow College and held senior roles at Fife College and Forth Valley College.

She is also a board member of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, contributing to wider discussions on skills, education, and economic development. Outside of work, Joanna enjoys travelling and keeping fit.

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Jacqueline Dobson has recently been appointed to the executive leadership team of the UK travel agency group’s parent company, Internova Travel Group. As part of the changes to the group’s divisional structure, Jacqueline will become President of its leisure division, which, alongside the Barrhead Travel Group incorporates US-based brands Andrew Harper, Cruise Specialists, CruCon Cruise Outlet and Travel Leaders Vacation Center.

She remains President of Barrhead Travel, one of the UK’s largest travel agencies.

With over three decades of experience within the travel industry, Jacqueline has been pivotal in shaping Barrhead Travel into a UK-wide success story and has spearheaded its recent expansion throughout England.

Thanks to her proven track-record, ambition and innovative strategic decisions, Jacqueline’s story of success is well-known and admired amongst industry peers and senior business executives. Jacqueline has been commended at a number of business and industry awards including Inspiring Woman of the Year at the Business Women Scotland awards and TTG’s Contribution to Travel award, both recognising her steadfast leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Her grass-roots development from where she began to where she is now – as trainee to President of the leisure division of one of the world’s largest travel organisations– is echoed in her passion for mentorship. She leads and inspires a new generation of future business leaders through a dedicated coaching and one-to-one mentoring programme.

Jacqueline also serves as President of the Scottish Passenger Agents Association (SPAA).​

Dr Hina Khan served as the first ever Executive Director at Space Scotland from December 2022 – October 2024, a not-for-profit company formed through an industry-led group seeking to develop the space sector in Scotland.

As ED, Hina provided strategic leadership for the Scottish space sector, enabling growth, increased visibility and enhancing customer engagements for the industry segment. A strong advocate of Scotland’s unique end to end capability of space in Scotland, Hina engaged directly with both UK and Scottish Governments to identify and capture growth opportunities that could be addressed through the effective use of the Scottish Space Ecosystem.

Hina has an extensive background in the space sector, with a PhD in Space Science from the University of Leicester followed by a 10yr research career in space science data analytics from NASA, ESA and UCL.​”

Chris leads Santander’s Trade & Supply Chain Finance business in Scotland & Northern Ireland and is also responsible for the Commercial Trade & Supply Chain Finance Origination UK coverage team. Chris provides specialist support to SMEs, Mid-Size and Large Corporates with all aspects of international trade, risk mitigation and working capital. This specialist support covers Trade Finance, Supply Chain Finance, Asset Based Lending, Foreign Exchange, and International Payments. He has built up extensive corporate and commercial banking experience over the last 25+ years and he has held similar senior roles at Barclays, Lloyds Banking Group and Royal Bank of Scotland. 

Lindsay McGranaghan joined global IT and business consulting services firm CGI in 2012. Lindsay has spent her career working across a variety of public and private sector clients and in 2019 was appointed Senior Vice President and Business Unit Leader for Scotland and Northern Ireland.  

Within this role, Lindsay has overall responsibility for CGI’s public and private sector businesses in Scotland. For the past five years Lindsay has overseen CGI’s strategic work as the primary provider of end-to-end managed IT services for City of Edinburgh Council, Glasgow City Council and Scottish Borders Council, ensuring success for clients, shareholders and members by innovating and delivering transformational technology solutions.  

Lindsay has overseen an expansion of CGI’s work in the energy sector, leveraging CGI’s unique capabilities and experience to drive successful business outcomes for a host of stakeholders especially in oil and gas. Lindsay has also played a central role in launching new academic partnerships between CGI and some of the nation’s leading universities, including Edinburgh Napier.  

Lindsay continues to ensure CGI is committed to helping Scotland create a digital economy built on skilled work, by creating a talented digital workforce in Scotland’s communities. Since 2021, Lindsay has led CGI’s successful expansion into Northern Ireland, opening a new consulting centre in Belfast. 

Sarah Medcraf is Chief Executive & Director of Moray Chamber of Commerce. With a proven record in fostering economic growth over the last eight years, she’s a prominent figure in the region’s business community. 

Sarah is chair of the Moray Economic Partnership and Moray’s Town Centres Task Force where she actively contributes the private sector view to shaping economic strategies and policies. 

Her dynamic leadership and dedication to community progress, along with her keenness to collaborate, make her a driving force behind Moray’s prosperity. ​

Doug Smith is a leading voice and expert on a range of areas including commercial property, economic development, inward investment and regeneration.

A qualified chartered surveyor, he currently serves as Consultant to CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm. Previously, Doug served as Managing Director and Chairman of CBRE Scotland and head of the EMEA Corporate Capital Markets service line in London.

Doug holds various external appointments including, member of Scottish Property Federation Commercial Real Estate Committee, member of the Bank of England Scottish Panel and an Honorary Professor in the Urban Institute at Heriot Watt University. In previous external roles he was Chair of Irvine Bay Urban Regeneration Company, a member of the Scottish Cities Taskforce and was Lay Member of University of Glasgow Estates Committee supporting its major campus redevelopment project.

Mary Ann is an experienced leader who provides consultancy and coaching to global enterprise and corporate sectors. With over 30 years of experience, she is invested and loves helping business owners with annual turnovers between £750,000 (7 – 10 staff) and £20 million (200 – 250 staff) achieve next level growth for their business with greater returns on time, capital, and resources.
She understands how building a business can be a lonely endeavour. Given the never-ending change that we all face because of social, political, economic, technological, climatic change, keeping focused, motivated, and growing can be a tough task.
She believes that business owners should look to building their businesses into their greatest wealth-generating asset. It should be their proud legacy and the success of their business is paramount to delivering this end.

She is also President with the Dunbartonshire Chamber of Commerce, leading her board, and team to support all businesses within her community to thrive locally, nationally and globally. She is also committed to
creating more diverse, equitable and inclusive workplaces with a focus on supporting the development of female talent and releasing opportunities for women to be founders of £1m+ companies.