Scottish Renewables chief executive Niall Stuart is to step down in August to set up a consultancy focused on strategic communications, policy development and regulatory affairs.
Scottish Renewables chairman Patricia Hawthorn said the directors would start the process to identify a replacement in the coming weeks.
She said: “Niall has led our staff team during an incredibly important time for our sector, and played a leading role in our work to deliver ever-more ambitious targets for the industry – and the policies to deliver these.”
Stuart (pictured), who has been in post since September 2009, said: “I have greatly enjoyed my time with Scottish Renewables, and it is clear that we have all achieved a huge amount over the last seven years.
“We have grown our sector to become the country’s main source of electricity – more than doubling capacity since 2009 – and recently secured government support for a new renewable energy target for 2030.”
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Stuart to leave Scots Renewables
Chief executive will step down in August to set up consultancy
By EBS