New appointments for former SE chief
Former Scottish Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson has been appointed as a director of a recently listed foreign exchange service provider.
Wilson, who was the head of Scotland’s economic development body from 2009 until 2017 and is one of the country’s best-known business leaders, will serve as senior independent director and chairwoman of the nominations committee at Uk-based Argentex Group.
Wilson currently serves on the board of Royal Bank of Scotland Group and a number of its subsidiaries, Intertek Group and Scottishpower Renewables.
She will join a high-profile board at Argentex, which includes former CBI directorgeneral Lord Digby Jones as non-executive chairman.
Harry Adams and Carl Jani, the co-chief executives of Argentex Group, said: “We have long admired Lena’s impressive career and are delighted to announce that she is joining our board of directors.”
Meanwhile Scottish start-up Turtle Pack, which is behind a swimming aid for young children, has appointed Wilson as its chair.
The idea for the aid came from swimming instructor Michael Harkins, from Livingston. He began developing the product idea while studying at Heriot-watt University in 2015.
The Turtle Pack is made up of a neoprene vest and a set of three stacked foam shells that decrease in size.
Wilson said: “I am excited to be working with a start-up business with global potential where I can make a real and tangible difference.”