Business heads in Tayside and Fife awarded

Business leaders from across Tayside and Fife have been recognised in the New Year Honours.

Dundee businessman Tim Allan has been awarded a CBE alongside his Scottish Chambers of Commerce colleague Dr Liz Cameron.

Paul Durrant, chief executive of the UK Games Fund, becomes an OBE.

Fife textiles stalwart Angus Nicoll and Jacqueline Maxwell, head of customer relations for Perth-based SSE, are both awarded MBES.

Mr Allan, chairman of V&A Dundee and president of the Scottish Chambers of Commerce, has been recognised for services to business, charity and the arts.

Prior to his career in business, he served all over the world in the Royal Tank Regiment.

His property company, Unicorn Property Group, transformed Dundee’s City Quay area, building 200 homes and created 125,000sq ft of office space.

In 2011, he was a founding shareholder of Motor Fuel Group, which is now the largest operator of petrol stations in the UK.

He has been the Scotland chair of Young Enterprise and on the committee of the Big Lottery Fund.

Mr Allan is also a member of court at St Andrews University.

Ms Cameron, chief executive of Scottish Chambers of Commerce, has been recognised for services to the promotion of Scotland and UK international trade.

It follows her 2014 honour when she was made an OBE for services to business and commerce.

Mr Nicoll, who until last year served as managing director of Peter Greig & Co, has been honoured for services to the textile industry.

Mr Durrant, from Broughty Ferry, has been awarded an OBE for services to the games industry and education.