Alasdair Locke
Alasdair Locke is the former chairman of the Scottish oil services company Abbot Group, which has rigs in Africa (Libya), the North Sea, Sakhalin Island, and other areas.[1] He was designated Scotland Overall and Master Entrepreneur Of The Year in 1999,[2] and received the International Business Achievement Award from the Scottish Business Achievement Award Trust in 2007.[3]
Mr. Locke stepped down as Executive Chairman of Abbot Group in November 2009. Locke reportedly has interest in both development and the insurance sector, which he will maintain.[4]
Alasdair Locke and his stepson, Alex Christou, co-founded Glenrinnes Distillery, which is located in Glenrinnes, Scotland.[5] In July 2019, Locke and his stepson introduced Organic Speyside Vodka and Organic Speyside Gin. The pair 's goal, backed by an investment of £ 4 million, is to create an internationally recognized brand for high-quality white spirits.[6]
Locke's career started in investment banking with Citigroup in 1974, where he specialised in shipping and oil.[7] He holds a degree in History and Economics from the University of Oxford.[8]
References
- Abott Group homepage Archived 20 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Scotland Entrepreneur of the Year results
- SBAAT 2007 Awards
- "Founder Locke exits Abbot to let next generation take over" Press and Journal online, 5 November 2009, by Ian Forsyth Accessed 9 November 2009.
- "A visit to Glenrinnes Distillery". The Spirit Business. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- "Alasdair Locke launches Speyside spirits firm". The Scotsman. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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