The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has appointed Ian Hughes as its new Strategic Partnerships Director for Scotland.

Mr Hughes will be the senior Scottish representative for CITB and will take up his new role on 01 February.

He will work in partnership with employers, federations, local and national stakeholders including the Scottish Government to ensure the construction industry continues to improve in the country.

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For the last three years, Mr Hughes has worked at Glasgow Caledonian University as Deputy Director of Development.

He has over 25 years' experience with both the private and public sectors, ranging from delivering infrastructure projects in West Africa to property development across the UK.

In addition, he has won the UK Social Enterprise Entrepreneur of the Year Award and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts Manufacture and Commerce in 2010 for services to Enterprise.

Mr Hughes said: "I am pleased to join CITB at a time when the organisation is pushing ahead with a vision to increase and enhance its support within the construction industry in Scotland.

"There are clear opportunities to support industry through enabling and investing in training, and by collaboratively positioning the construction sector as a key economic driver within Scotland."

(LM)