National Timber Group appoints new chief executive

Scott Cairns

NATIONAL Timber Group (NTG) has appointed Scott Cairns as the new group chief executive.

Well known to many across the timber industry, NTG said Scott brings a strong track record of ‘transformational growth and financial delivery’, gained from a career spanning almost 40 years.

Scott has spent much of his career with the Donaldson Group, where he was group chief executive until 2020 and more recently, a non-executive member of the Donaldson board. During his tenure as group CEO, the Donaldson Group doubled its turnover to over £230 million annualised, whilst positively transforming the group’s profitability.