Although my working career began in Civil Engineering, as a technician, on leaving School in 1978, the threat of redundancy led me to accept what was to have been a temporary “stop-gap” position with the Scottish Licensed Trade Association.
However, nearly 42 years later, having served a “long apprenticeship” as Assistant Secretary, I was promoted to the position of Secretary in 1999. With the recent restructuring of the Association I now hold the position of Managing Director.
The main focus for myself and the Scottish Licensed Trade Association is dealing with the plethora of issues facing the licensed hospitality industry at present. However, one key issue which has uniquely united the entire alcohol industry against is the so-called consultation on Advertising/Promotion Restriction and a close second is the concerns around the implementation of the Scottish Government’s Deposit Return Scheme.
