HIE's management team is chaired by Alex Paterson, chief executive.

Alex Paterson, Chief Executive

Alex previously worked in the private sector and in management consultancy, and is a graduate of the Universities of Strathclyde and Bath.

Alex Paterson - Register of Interests - April 2010

Sandy Brady - Director, Strategic Planning

Sandy Brady is Director of Strategic Planning and has responsibility for planning and economics, communications and corporate office.  He is also chair of the HIE Superannuation Scheme Trustees.

Brought up in Oban, Ottawa and Glasgow, Sandy is a graduate of the universities of Glasgow and Stirling.  He has specialised in regional policy since joining the HIDB in 1976 and was HIE's first Director of Strategic Planning in 1991.  As a regional geographer, Sandy continues to focus on the competitiveness of rural areas and how the Highlands and Islands can learn from what works elsewhere.

Sandy Brady - Register of Interests - April 2010

John Watt, director - strengthening communities

John Watt has responsibility for community land, community energy, social enterprise, the Third sector, culture and heritage, including Gaelic, and Initiaitve at the Edge.

John has worked for HIE for 25 years, in the areas of management, policy analysis, and working with communities. He was brought up in Inverness but lived and worked abroad (Africa, Canada) before returning to the Highlands.

John Watt - Register of Interests - April 2010

Forbes Duthie has responsibility for corporate services across HIE including finance, human resources, legal, information systems, procurement and facilities management.

Forbes was brought up in Dingwall and is a Chartered Management Accountant and a Chartered Company Secretary and has been with HIE for six years, previously having spent 10 years in NHS Highland in senior finance and audit roles. Prior to this he spent 10 years in the oil industry with BP - in various finance and business planning roles.

Forbes Duthie - Register of Interests - April 2010

• Archie MacDonald - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Calum Davidson - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Calum MacPherson - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Carroll Buxton - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Charlotte Wright - Register of Interests - April 2010 
• Donnie Macaulay - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Douglas Cowan - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Ken Grant - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Martin Johnson - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Robert Muir - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Roy Kirk - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Sandra Dunbar - Register of Interests - April 2010
• Stuart Robertson - Register of Interests - April 2010