Meet the Team
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Christian Nissen
Managing Director
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Christian Nissen
Managing Director
Christian founded Highland Game in 1997. From day one, his ambition was to drive the Scottish venison industry forward and make venison readily available in UK.
Christian is very much involved in all aspects of the business, backed by a highly experienced Management team he has fulfilled his vision of supplying all market segments; from leading wholesalers and food service operators to quality butchers and deli shops, as well as many of the leading supermarkets in UK with our multi award winning Highland Game brand.
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David Soutar
Finance Director
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David Soutar
Finance Director
David is responsible for the group of companies financial and strategic planning, Accounts preparation to audit level, Capex expenditure, budget preparation and planning including monthly management accounts and credit control. Dealing with both external and internal stakeholders. David is also responsible for the companies HR, employment law and legal responsibilities and regulatory compliance.
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Dr Jo Dalrymple
Operations Director
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Dr Jo Dalrymple
Operations Director
As Operations Director, Jo is responsible for improving performance and profitability at our manufacturing operations. In this role she ensures full compliance in food safety, legal regulation and that all quality standards are met. Jo works closely with our Managing & Finance Directors to execute cost reduction, foot print efficiencies and facilitates in financial and strategic planning.
Highland Food Group is BRCGS Global Standard for Food Safety.
As part of her remit, Jo works closely with her technical, quality and product development teams to drive forward a better safety culture and operational improvement program across all sectors of our business. These include foodservice, wholesale and export.
In addition, Jo handles retail and 3rd party audits and drives forward training program initiatives to better the work force culture of our employees on-site.
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Euan Ross
Sales Director
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Euan Ross
Sales Director
Euan is responsible for building our core customer relationships program and developing new business opportunities for Highland Game and Outlandish primarily in UK retail.
Key to its success is developing coherent joint retailer category plans that align our exciting products to the ever changing needs of our retail customers and their consumers.
Euan has 25 years business development and account management experience, 15 of them within food production.
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Monika Soczynska
Quality Manager
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Monika Soczynska
Quality Manager
Monica manages the smooth process of our Production & Quality Systems thereby ensuring our food safety policies are implemented and the company’s aims and objectives are achieved.
Monica is gathering, controlling and monitoring food safety & processing records from intake to finished products. She is also coordinating micro test samples of products, surfaces, water and shelf life checks, plus assisting with internal and 3rd party audits.
Monica is carrying out the induction and follow up training of all production staff.
She is liaising with suppliers & contractors relating to production and processing, as well as with Food Standard Agency staff.
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Szymon Pilarczyk
Production Manager
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Szymon Pilarczyk
Production Manager
Szymon manages the smooth process of our Production & Quality Systems thereby ensuring our food safety policies are implemented and the company's aims and objectives are achieved.
Szymon is gathering, controlling and monitoring food safety & processing records from intake to finished products. She is also coordinating micro test samples of products, surfaces, water and shelf life checks, plus assisting with internal 3rd party audits.
Szymon is carrying out induction and follow up training for added value staff.
He is liaising with suppliers & contractors relating to production and processing, as well as with Food Standards Agency staff.
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Bruce Cooper
Procurement Manager
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Bruce Cooper
Procurement Manager
Bruce is responsible for securing a sustainable, high-quality supply of Scottish Quality Wild Venison from private estates and public sector land managers. Responsibilities include supplier relationships. commercial negotiations, seasonal forecasting, collection planning, traceability, food safety and SQWV compliance.
Working with sales, operations and production, the role balances supply with demand, maintains quality and support responsible deer management, supplier development and Highland Game's continued growth.
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Evelyn Wilson
Sales & Office Manager
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Evelyn Wilson
Sales & Office Manager
Evelyn is responsible for Highland Games customer service, order processing and enquiries besides transport issues. She is monitoring the order trail from orders taken to despatch and shipment. Her role includes key account management of all multiple retail customers.
Evelyn has 20 years of experience within food production. She is controlling a number of customised order systems for our varied customer base from national retail chains and distributors to individual Butcher and Deli shops. Evelyn is also coordinating our export sales.
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Lesley McCulloch
Office Administrator
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Lesley McCulloch
Office Administrator
Lesley is the first point of contact at our front desk when you call or arrive at Highland Game.
She is responsible for processing the Retail orders to despatch and the booking of the transport for retail.
