New Group chief executive appointed

CalMac's parent company, David MacBrayne Limited, has appointment a new Group Chief Executive Officer, Duncan Mackison.

Commenting on the appointment, David MacBrayne chairman, David McGibbon said:

'Duncan brings considerable marine experience to this role. He is a former Royal Marine officer and, more recently, was Managing Director of Serco Defence, where he had responsibility for managing aviation and maritime contracts for the Ministry of Defence. This included the provision of vessels to provide maritime support to the Royal Navy. He also has considerable experience and a strong track record in delivering service contracts to both central and local Government.

Duncan Mackinson

Mr Mackison started with the company earlier this month.