Our senior management team, known as the Executive Leadership Team, is responsible for the day to day running of our organisation. They are:

Chief Executive

Dr Lena C Wilson

Dr Lena Wilson is Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise – Scotland’s national economic development agency.

Prior to this, Lena was Chief Operating Officer of Scottish Enterprise and the CEO of Scottish Development International, leading Scottish Enterprise in supporting companies to grow and Scottish Development International in helping to promote Scottish businesses overseas and attracting new high value investment to Scotland.

In a career spanning over 25 years, she has held a range of positions covering all aspects of economic development.

During a 2 year secondment to the World Bank in Washington DC, she worked in over 20 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia advising governments on economic development with particular emphasis on the development of the private sector and the attraction of Foreign Direct Investment.

Lena has held a range of non-executive positions in business, arts, sports and voluntary organisations. She is currently an Ambassador for the Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice, an advisory board member of the University of Strathclyde business school and a member of the Financial Services Advisory Board (FISAB).

Chief Executive - Scottish Development International

Anne MacColl

Anne MacColl is Chief Executive of Scottish Development International (SDI). SDI is the Trade and Investment arm of the Scottish Government, Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise. SDI is a joint venture between these three partners.

Prior to this, Anne was Operations Director for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region of SDI, managing SDI's overseas sales & marketing teams and directly working to both attract inward investors and support Scottish companies to successfully trade internationally.

Anne was previously the Regional Head for Southern Europe for SDI. Prior to this, Anne lived and worked for two years in Madrid and for 3 years near Toulouse, France, as a management consultant to the French Chambers of Commerce network, and as part of a national private Spanish consultancy, Soluziona.

Her first degree from Glasgow University in French, Spanish and Portuguese and this then led her to apply her business skills to an international setting, through an MBA at Strathclyde Graduate Business School. Fully fluent in both French and Spanish, Anne has a track record of international business and is passionate about "selling" Scotland internationally. She has a strong interest in international education, and is an active participant in the activities of the International School in Sevres, near Paris.

Managing Director Operations - Sectors and Commercialisation

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis is Scottish Enterprise’s Managing Director of Sectors and Commercialisation. Paul is responsible for setting clear measurable policy and priorities for Scottish Enterprise’s operational teams to deliver in response to the Scottish Government’s economic strategy and the demands of priority and growth industries. He has significant experience within Scottish Enterprise having undertaken roles in inward investment, urban regeneration and industries.

Managing Director Operations - Company Growth, Innovation, Infrastructure and Investment

Dr Jim McFarlane

Jim has overall responsibility for what Scottish Enterprise delivers to support Scottish businesses with the capacity and ambition to succeed in an increasingly global marketplace. A whole range of services and specialised support come under his remit, like the Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service, our Innovation Support service and Scottish Enterprise's Investment Funds, as well as the tailored support we provide through our account management programme. In addition, Jim also oversees a number of critical large scale projects we are delivering, often in partnership with others, to help improve the business environment.

Jim McFarlane has had a 30 year career in economic development with Scottish Enterprise and its predecessor, the Scottish Development Agency. Previous senior positions held by Jim include periods as Chief Executive at Scottish Enterprise Borders and Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian.

Chief Financial Officer

Iain Scott

Iain Scott has been Chief Financial Officer since May 2010. He is responsible for ensuring delivery of SE’s business planning, financial management and corporate performance.

Iain has been with Scottish Enterprise since 1991 holding a number of finance and corporate planning roles. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant and has held a range of non executive positions in Scottish further education institutes and the public sector.

Director of Strategy and Economics

Julian Taylor

Julian Taylor is Scottish Enterprise's Director of Strategy and Economics. He is responsible for the overall direction of SE - in response to the Government Economic Strategy - and the evidence base that supports this.

Julian has over 20 years' experience of international economic development in a wide variety of roles and has been with Scottish Enterprise since 1997. He was educated at the Universities of Sheffield, Newcastle upon Tyne, Dortmund and Herriot Watt.

Business Networks and Communications Director

Linda McDowall

Linda is responsibile for the organisation’s marketing and communications activity and customer intelligence; transformational government, corporate office and stakeholder engagement – nurturing and supporting parliamentary, partner and key influencer relationships; and Scottish Enterprise’s International Networks which include the Globalscot community and the Saltire Foundation.

A graduate of Glasgow University, Linda joined Scottish Enterprise in 2001 and has extensive knowledge and experience in both business and economic development. Her career has spanned both the public and private sector and she currently holds a variety of Board positions including Council of CBI Scotland, SCDI, IOD and New Lanarkshire Ltd. Linda is also a visiting tutor to the Leadership Trust, and as Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire Linda enjoys taking an active part in her local community.

People Services Director

Carolyn Stewart

Carolyn is responsible for the delivery of internal services to Scottish Enterprise that ensure SE is a great place to work, staff are supported and equipped to deliver the business plan and that SE has the ability to attract, retain and motivate talent. Functions included in People Services are Human Resources, Employee Communications, Employee and Community Engagement, Procurement, Facilities Management, Health & Safety, Environmental Management and Information Management.

Carolyn is a qualified HR professional with over 20 years' HR and employee communications experience in both the private and public sectors, 8 years at HR Director level, and has been with Scottish Enterprise since 1997.