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WHO'S WHO AT THE SRC
KEN MACKENZIE
Chairman of the SRC
Ken MacKenzie is the former Chief Officer of Scottish Co-op. As well as Scottish Co-op’s 270 food stores, Ken also had operational responsibility for Northern Ireland Co-op and Manx Co-op, where a further 48 stores are located.
Ken’s retail career began more than 30 years ago and he has held a number of senior management positions in Scotland with major food retailers, joining Scottish Co-op in 1992 as Chief Officer.
He is a strong advocate for the development of the Scottish retail industry, Scottish suppliers and quality Scottish products, and takes a leading role in the retail sector.
Ken is a member of the Executive of the Scottish Grocers’ Federation and is Vice-Chair of Skillsmart, the UK retail sector skills council. Ken is also Chairman of Caravan Scotland, formerly the National Grocers’ Benevolent Fund.
Fiona Moriarty
Director of the SRC
Fiona was born on the south coast of England, and following completion of a Degree in International Politics and a Masters in Industrial Relations, she worked in range of posts covering business planning, funding, regeneration and strategic development.
Prior to joining the SRC in November 2002, Fiona was instrumental in establishing the Ceramic Industry Forum, a DTI funded company set up to aid the competitiveness of the UK ceramic sector. This included establishing public-private partnerships, and overseeing projects with regional, national and European funding and support.
Fiona’s key areas of work now include maintaining the political and industry profile of the retail sector in Scotland, through information sharing, research activity and further developing links with key sector partners, including the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament. This is supported by representation on a wide range of action groups, committees and boards, including the Executive Committee of the SCDI and board of the Scottish Business Crime Centre. Fiona is also a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commence, and a member of the Institute of Directors.
Fiona is married and lives in East Lothian.
 fiona.moriarty@brc.org.uk
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