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Iain Mackinnon
Board Member
A Chartered Civil Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Iain retired in 2023 from the role of Director for Investment Delivery at Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, where he was responsible for the development and delivery of a portfolio of major infrastructure projects in the Outer Hebrides.
His previous roles within the Comhairle included eleven years as Director of Technical Services, responsible for the management and maintenance of Comhairle-owned assets and infrastructure comprising roads, properties, piers and harbours, and the delivery of municipal services, comprising waste and public transport services.
It also included two years as Executive Director of Sgoiltean Ura LLP when he was responsible for the design and procurement stages of the Western Isles Schools Project comprising six new schools across the Outer Hebrides.
Prior to then, Iain spent 19 years as a project engineer and project manager in the water and wastewater sector with the Comhairle, the North of Scotland Water Authority and Scottish Water, returning to the Comhairle in 2004.
Iain joined the Board in May 2024