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The winners, alongside Catherine McWilliam, nation director at IoD Scotland (left), and Julie Ashworth, chair at IoD Scotland (second from right). Picture: Mike Wilkinson.

Full list of winners at IoD Scotland's Director of the Year Awards 2023

Elon Musk is the founder of SpaceX, CEO and product architect of Tesla and CEO of Twitter. Shortly after assuming his new role with Twitter last year, he fell from grace as the world’s richest man, but now in 2023 he’s back on top with his net worth at $220.2 billion.

Who is the richest person in the world? Top 10 richest as of June 2023

Aldi has deployed a new laser deterrent system – which uses light beams to trick birds into thinking there is a predator in the vicinity, prompting them to flee – to stop seagulls nesting on the roof of its Bathgate distribution facility

How to stop seagulls pooing on solar panels and damaging buildings with ‘bombs’

The UK Government has announced a threshold under which the additional windfall tax on oil and gas profits would be eliminated. Picture: PA.

Windfall tax to be eliminated if oil prices fall a little lower

'The carbon intensity of the energy network is important, but so too is the energy efficiency of a data centre,' says the DataVita boss. Picture: contributed.

'Check your data centre is helping your journey to net zero, not hindering it'

As part of the new design, CBRE commissioned local artist Craig Fisher to design and paint a mural depicting the working history of Aberdeen. Picture: contributed.

Property advisor CBRE moves into new offices in Aberdeen's Marischal Square

The Scottish-headquartered firm has been boosting the eco credentials of its vehicles. Picture: contributed.

FirstGroup expects to maintain speed after posting 'decent' FY results

Kate Dodd, Legal Director and diversity and inclusion specialist at Pinsent Masons

We need to rethink our approach to flexible working and childcare - Kate Dodd

'With links between Scotland and London remaining strong, it's clear that the two locations can benefit from each other's successes,' says EY. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images.

Scotland regains crown as top UK location for financial FDI outside London

For the fourth successive month, Scottish recruiters registered a drop in permanent staff appointments, according to RBS. Picture: Jack Taylor/Getty Images.

Hiring by Scots firms retreats again in May, according to new RBS data

5 Spotify features you may not have heard of like Spotify for Pets

'Aside from being a consummate professional, one of the most successful business leaders of his generation, he was a warm and caring human being,' says The Scotch Whisky Association of Sir Ivan. Picture: contributed.

Reaction: tributes paid to former Diageo CEO Sir Ivan Menezes who has died at 63

Moira Stalker, Skills Manager, Food and Drink Federation Scotland

Ad Feature Food and drink sector offers an ideal place to work

Scottish tech veteran Chris van der Kuyl becomes chair of Ace Aquatec, in which he is an investor via Chrome Ventures. Picture: Peter Gregor.

Jobs boost as Dundee-based Ace Aquatec nets seven-figure funding

The deposit return scheme has been delayed until 2025. Image: Press Association.

Businesses call for compensation over deposit return scheme

Newly appointed interim CEO Sean Duffy is credited with having deep experience in the mining industry with a career spanning more than 25 years. Picture: contributed.

Tyndrum-focused mining firm Scotgold Resources names finance boss as interim CEO

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd

Our £15m home sales milestone shows just how far we've come - David Alexander

NatWest CEO Dame Alison Rose and the University of Edinburgh's principal Sir Peter Mathieson. Picture: Adam Hollingworth Photography.

In depth: NatWest and Edin Uni unite to accelerate innovation in banking

The project will be managed and executed from AND Digital’s base in Glasgow. Picture: contributed.

AND Digital nets further Cabinet Office contract to boost grant-finder service

CGT Catapult explains that the laboratory space is equipped with 'state-of-the-art' technologies. Picture: contributed.

CGT Catapult debuting Edinburgh laboratories to advance cell and gene therapies

How the ‘blue doughnut’ can take fisheries ‘beyond growth’ as part of a focus on the wellbeing economy, according to Dr Ingrid Kelling

Ad Feature Podcast: Applying the ‘blue doughnut’ to fisheries

Dr Sonya Miller - TauRx

Breakthrough drug developed in Scotland to halt progress of Alzheimer's disease

'Creating an environment where you can challenge the status quo is good for everyone, but fundamental to an inclusive workplace,' says This is Milk boss Angela Prentner-Smith. Picture: Andrew Cawley.

Glasgow tech firm hosting psychological safety event and hails jump in workforce

Emma Walker is Regional Director, Scotland for auticon

Businesses must adapt to recruit top talent they seek - Emma Walker

SSE – which is led by CEO Alistair Phillips-Davies (pictured) – had its fine reduced for settling the investigation early. Picture: contributed.

Perth-headquartered energy giant SSE fined £9.8m by Ofgem for overcharging

'This is a meaningful step in our strategy as we position the group for its next phase of growth as a leading secure hybrid cloud business,' says Iomart boss Reece Donovan.
Picture: Peter Devlin.

Glasgow IT firm Iomart cheers 'meaningful' multi-million-pound acquisition

Darina Garland of Ooni says: 'I think it’s important for women to see other women building businesses... and believe they can accomplish the same things – or even better.' Picture: contributed.

Analysis: Scots names featuring on prestigious list of top women-powered firms

Regarding the office sector, Glasgow took the fifth spot for expected growth over the next decade. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images.

Scottish commercial property 'offering real opportunity for investors'

Ben Nevis is a popular draw for tourists visiting the Highlands

Warning tourism businesses “won’t survive” because of government policies

David Bunton, Chair, Precision Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre www.precisionmedicinescotland.com and CEO, Reprocell Europe

Why Scotland has a golden future in precision medicine - David Bunton

From left: N4 partners Gordon Merrylees (head of ventures) and Allan Dowie. Picture: Elaine Livingstone.

Unit of Glasgow-based N4 Partners launches maiden VC fund aimed at UK start-ups

What the new site near Cumbernauld is expected to look like when completed.

Waste recycling firm invests £6m in new Scottish site creating more than 20 jobs

The new Apple Vision Pro headset

Apple unveils augmented reality headset Vision Pro

First Minister Humza Yousaf

Deposit return scheme: "Real possibility" scheme will be scrapped this week

Stuart Thom, co-founder and partner at VCL Vintners

Ad Feature Investing in whisky casks vs bottled whisky: Which is the better investment?

Out-of-town business hubs meet a real need

The ‘tribrid’ working model’s time has come - Nick Watson

Renting is hell and getting worse.

My landlord is selling the flat, so I'm back in the rental meat grinder

The projects promise to create new haulage routes away from busy villages, build passing places on narrow roads, upgrade existing fragile highways and promote the shipping of timber by sea. Picture: Creel Maritime Ltd

String of Scottish timber transport projects to benefit from £4m funding

The research looked at some of the stock market quoted businesses that Scots investors were putting their cash into.

AG Barr and SSE in demand as Scots investors 'stay local' with stock selection

Spartans goalkeeper Blair Carswelll celebrates with fans after the team's play-off victory against Albion Rovers (Picture: Sammy Turner/SNS Group)

Spartans FC: North Edinburgh’s very own field of dreams - Nick Freer

'We see our position in Scotland as being of real strategic long-term importance to us,' says Mr Durlacher. Picture: Lisa Ferguson.

Interview: Julius Baer International CEO David Durlacher's Scottish ambitions

The Glasgow venture was set up by Rebecca Pick and the company was a winner at the 2017 AccelerateHER Awards for female founders.

Glasgow entrepreneur behind lone worker safety alarm launches fund raise

Hull 802 under construction at the Ferguson Marine shipyard in Port Glasgow in April with sister ferry Glen Sannox afloat behind. Picture: John Devlin

Troubled shipyard Ferguson Marine hails apprenticeship applications deluge

Christian Toon, Head of Cyber Professional Services at Pinsent Masons

Cyber insurance could be a worthwhile investment - Christian Toon

Rhona Bree, who joins Equity Gap from Scottish Enterprise as a senior investment and portfolio manager, with Fraser Lusty, who becomes managing director.

Edinburgh investment syndicate Equity Gap unveils shake-up at top

Scotgold Resources is behind the Cononish gold and silver mine near Tyndrum, which lies in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.

Scotgold Resources updates investors on mining as chief executive resigns

Interview: entrepreneur extending reach from security-focused foundations

Air travel can be stressful but abuse or attacks on staff are unacceptable (Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA)

Attacks on airport check-in staff are a symptom of a growing violence problem

A rendering of how the new TAG Heuer boutique is likely to look when it opens later this year on Glasgow's Buchanan Street.

Luxury watch brand with close motorsport links to open upmarket Glasgow boutique

Tickets on sale now: This unique dining experience in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dundee tells the story of Titanic’s final hours

Ad Feature Unique interactive Titanic dining experience comes to Scotland

International Beverage Holdings has invested heavily in a package of 'innovative green technology' at the distillery site on Speyside.

200-year-old whisky distillery that 'wasn’t built for efficiency' goes green

'LiFi' is a mobile wireless technology that uses light rather than radio frequencies to transmit data. By harnessing the light spectrum, it is said to provide more reliable wireless communications with 'unparalleled security'. Picture: Malcolm Cochrane Photography

Edinburgh firm behind 'game-changing' light-transmitting tech in major US deal

Chris Lawrie, area director for Scotland at Bank of Scotland Commercial Banking.

Scottish firms planning to invest and hire despite fall in confidence

An aerial view of Merck's Glasgow site.

Life sciences injection: Industry giant to create 500 jobs across Scottish sites

Firefighters try to keep flames from burning home from spreading to a neighboring apartment complex as they battle the Camp Fire in 2018 in Paradise, California (Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Legal action looms after 88 fossil fuel firms blamed for half of global warming

David Alexander is CEO of DJ Alexander Scotland Ltd

Rental market in Scotland is going from strength to strength - David Alexander

Some of the female founders in STAC's third cohort of IoT companies. Picture: Stewart Attwood.

Glasgow's IoT-focused STAC cheers level of female participation in latest cohort

Pro-independence MSPs have rallied round embattled Green minister Lorna Slater (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)

UK Tories have played into hands of SNP and Lorna Slater over recycling scheme

A CGI image of the forthcoming site, where TrustFord is set to open for business in 2024. Picture: contributed.

40-plus jobs being created as Hillington Park set for arrival of car dealership

Scott Hogan, head of Scotland industrial and logistics at Knight Frank

Scotland’s property relief changes are policy in a vacuum - Scott Hogan

Fund manager James de Uphaugh: 'The better recent returns from the UK equity market strike us as the early stages of a recovery in the market.'

Edinburgh Investment Trust: Strong result amid 'early stages' of market recovery

John Thom, left, and Alasdair Cummings.

Edinburgh legal firm takes partner count to almost 50 after completing merger

Bruce Springsteen, aka The Boss, will draw a crowd from across the country for his performance at Murrayfield stadium (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

Tourist tax is just a backdoor way to fund basic services – John McLellan

Allie Warren, Global Head of Marketing and Communications at Distill Ventures

Women are making inroads into the ‘male’ drinks industry - Allie Warren

From left: Sir Ian Wood, Deborah O’Neil, ONE's CEO Jennifer Craw, and Richard Lochhead MSP at the ONE BioHub launch. Picture: Newsline Media.

Aberdeen's £40m landmark ONE BioHub life sciences epicentre makes official debut

Vault City co-founder Steven Smith-Hay: 'I’m really proud to say that four in every five sour beers sold in the UK comes from Vault City.'

Edinburgh sour beer maker on a mission as turnover heads towards £5m

Dave Hughes and David Jolliffe of Novosound. Picture: Stewart Attwood

Glasgow ultrasound sensor pioneer appoints former Intel exec as part of US push

John Forster is Chairman of Forster Group

Solar is leading the charge for renewable energy

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce the party's net zero energy strategy during a visit to Scotland's oil and gas heartland in Aberdeen next month. Picture: Robert Perry/PA

Labour plan to ban new North Sea oil and gas branded ‘pie in the sky’

A person holding a shopping basket in a supermarket. The Government is facing a backlash from retailers over its plans to encourage supermarkets to impose voluntary price caps on food staples to help with the cost of living. Picture: Julien Behal/PA Wire

Retailers hit out at UK Government plans for food price caps

Founder and CEO Colin Bryce says the new working practices have proved very popular with staff but 'have not been seamless'. Picture: contributed.

Four-day week a success, but not hurdle-free, says Glasgow tech firm Cobry

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Picture: Getty Images

Why the UK Government has us trapped in economic doom loop - Brian Monteith

A couple survey Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. Picture: VisitScotland

Surge in North America visitors to Scotland recorded

UK Government accused of 'sabotage' over Scotland's deposit return scheme

Where does Scotland's deposit return scheme go from here?

A shopper walking through the aisle of a Tesco supermarket. The UK Government wants to encourage supermarket to place a price cap on basic food items such as bread. Picture: Yui Mok/PA Wire

Plans for supermarkets to introduce price cap on basic food items such as bread

Mars bars have been given a new look as the chocolate bar ditches its traditional plastic wrapper for more environmentally friendly paper packaging. Picture: Mars Wrigley/PA Wire

Mars bars given new paper packaging as chocolate bar loses plastic wrapper