Montrose Port Authority welcomes new board members

L-R Peter Stuart, chairman, Captain Tom Hutchison, chief executive and Hamish Watt, vice chairman

MONTROSE Port Authority has welcomed a new chairman, vice-chairman and two board members as it looks to build upon recent successes and pursue its long-term diversification strategy for the future.

Current vice-chair Peter Stuart will take the reins from outgoing chairman John Carmichael who is retiring after 11 years on the board.

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Peter has been a board member since 2015 and has had a 40-year career in the oll & gas sector, the past 13 years of which have been in an advisory and executive management capacity with Private Equity firm SCF Partners. He is currently a non-executive director with Score Group, headquartered in Peterhead.

He said: “This is a hugely exciting time for Montrose Port as we look to the future and how best to maintain and grow our existing energy support business, while at the same time making the most of the opportunities in the burgeoning Renewables and Decommissioning markets.”

Peter will be supported by Hamish Watt as vice-chairman, and the addition of two new members, Tom Brighton and Harry Knox.

 

 

 

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