Jackie Brierton
- Appointment term: June 2024 - May 2028
- Appointed via Scottish Minister
- Committee membership: Resources Committee
- Committee Convener: Not applicable
- External representation: Not applicable
Jackie is CEO of GrowBiz Scotland, an award-winning enterprise development organisation supporting rural businesses and communities across Scotland. She is a passionate advocate for Scotland’s diverse rural economy, is currently one of Scotland’s Rural College’s (SRUC’s) ‘entrepreneurs in residence’, and chairs the Cairngorms Economic Steering Group and Cairngorms Tourism Partnership. She has more than 35 years’ experience in business, enterprise and policy development, including a period advising the UK Government’s Department of Trade and Industry (DTi) Small Business Service. She founded Women’s Enterprise Scotland and chaired the Rural Perth and Kinross Community Led Local Development (CLLD) / LEADER programme for six years. Among a number of personal awards, she was included in the Saltire Society’s ‘Outstanding Women of Scotland’ in 2019. Jackie was on the Scottish Government’s National Council of Rural Advisers and was also a member of its Advisory Council for Economic Transformation. She is currently Chair of Perth and Kinross’s Local Employability Partnership and Co-chair of the newly formed Perth and Kinross Business Partnership. In her spare time she enjoys playing football, supporting St Johnstone, singing and walking her dogs.
Get in touch
You can contact the Park Authority board by emailing [email protected] or calling 01479 873 535. Please note that board members are not able to respond on live planning matters.
Register of interests:
Category 1: Remuneration
- Self-employed - consultancy fees
- State pension
- Private pension
Category 2: Other roles
- None
Category 3: Contracts
- I am contracted to an organisation (GrowBiz Scotland) which has an annual enterprise support agreement with Cairngorms National Park Authority. I am not involved in the delivery or monitoring of this contract.
Category 4: Election expenses
- None
Category 5: Houses, land and buildings
- None
Category 6: Interest in shares and securities
- None
Category 7: Gifts and hospitality
- None
Category 8: Non-financial interests
- Chair - Local Employability Partnership, Perth and Kinross
- Co-chair - Perth and Kinross Business Partnership
Category 9: Close family members
- None
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