Alasdair_Locke

Alasdair Locke

Alasdair Locke

British businessman

Alasdair Locke is a British businessman. He 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]

Locke holds a degree in History and Economics from the University of Oxford.[4]

His career started in investment banking with Citigroup in 1974, where he specialised in shipping and oil.[5]

Locke stepped down as Executive Chairman of Abbot Group in November 2009. He reportedly had interest in both development and the insurance sector, which he said he would maintain.[6]

In 2019 Locke and his stepson Alex Christou co-founded Glenrinnes Distillery, which is located in Glenrinnes, Scotland.[7] In July 2019, Locke and his stepson introduced Organic Speyside Vodka and Organic Speyside Gin, backed by an investment of £4 million.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "None". Archived from the original on 20 June 2008.
  2. [2]
    "Scotland Entrepreneur of the Year results" (PDF).
  3. [3]
    "SBAAT 2007 Awards". www.sbaat.co.uk.[permanent dead link]
  4. [4]
    "Alasdair Locke". Well-Safe Solutions. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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    "Alasdair Locke". First Property Group. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Founder Locke exits Abbot to let next generation take over" Press and Journal online, 5 November 2009, by Ian Forsyth. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  7. [7]
    "A visit to Glenrinnes Distillery". The Spirit Business. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  8. [8]
    "Alasdair Locke launches Speyside spirits firm". The Scotsman. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.


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