Highlands hotelier John Shearer has been appointed president of the SLTA, succeeding Edinburgh’s Marshall Bain.
John owns two hotels – Morangie Hotel and Mansfield Castle, both in Tain, Ross-shire. He appointment was confirmed at the SLTA’s annual conference in Edinburgh and he will share his thoughts on the industry and the SLTA in a major interview in the April issue of Trade Talk.
A recent internal reorganisation of the SLTA has seen the trade association introduce a new board of directors, replacing the previous executive committee. This board is chaired by Jim Grierson, former sales director of drinks distributor Maxxium UK, with John Shearer the vice-chairman.
Members of the board include:
Kenny MacAskill, former Scottish justice minister Kenny MacAskill
Lawrence Durden, tourism industry manager, industry and enterprise networks, Skills Development Scotland
Glen Gribbon, marketing director, The Macallan at Edrington Group
Stephen Montgomery, SLTA vice-president
Graham Blaikie, SLTA treasurer
Former Gleneagles chairman Peter Lederer is the SLTA’s patron.