Douglas Robertson is retiring from the post of chief executive of the Scottish Motor Trade Association.
The SMTA has appointed Sandy Burgess as its new chief executive. Burgess, a SMTA director and former president, will assume the role later this month.
Robertson has headed the SMTA for 17 years, during which he oversaw its acquisition of a buying group, SMTA Trading Partners, which secures discount goods and services for its members through bulk-buying, and expansion of its MoT quality control scheme and apprentice training service.
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