Lena wilson scottish enterprise biography of michael

Scottish businessperson

For the Blues singer, see Lena Wilson.

Lena Cooper Wilson CBE (born c.

He continues to play an active role in public life and was appointed chairman of a Scottish Conservatives' commission looking into Scotland's new tax powers.

1965) is a United Kingdom Scottish executive and bank employee. She rose to be the CEO of Scottish Enterprise. She went on to directorships with a number of organisations.

Early life and career

Wilson was born in Yorkhill which is part of Glasgow near Partick in about 1965.^[2] At the age of two her parents moved to East Kilbride so that her father could work for Rolls-Royce plc.

SCOTTISH Enterprise's chief executive Lena Wilson is to step down from her role after nearly eight years in charge of the economic development agency.

SCOTTISH Enterprise's chief executive Lena Wilson is to step down from her role after nearly eight years in charge of the economic development agency.

Wilson, who was the head of Scotland's economic development body from until and is one of the country's best-known business leaders.

Scottish Enterprise is a non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government which encourages economic development, enterprise, innovation.

“My passion is teaching children how to swim and I have had the great pleasure of doing this since I was a teenager,” says Michael.

Lena Wilson, who has a remuneration package of about £ as chief executive of the publicly-backed enterprise agency, faced criticism.

He stepped down in role to become a labourer to give the family a more rural outlook. Wilson was keen at school but she wasn't attracted to science and engineering. When she went to university she studied Business Administration at Glasgow Caledonian University with a vague ambition of becoming a diplomat or working for the United Nations.

She realised that she needed to find the money to travel to London for work and her first job was advertised as a "Girl Friday" when