James Allan McColl OBE (born 22 December 1951)[1] is a Scottish businessman who is the chairman and chief executive officer of Clyde Blowers.

[2] The Daily Record reported in November 2008 that McColl had overtaken Tom Hunter as "Scotland's richest man" with an estimated fortune of £800million.

[4] The son of a butcher, McColl was born and raised in Carmunnock,[5] a small village outside East Kilbride,[6] and educated at Rutherglen Academy.

In September 2008, McColl led a team which enabled Clyde Blowers to acquire the entire Fluid & Power Division of Fortune 500 multi-industry company Textron, in a deal worth over $1 billion.

[6] Clyde Blowers presently consists of 85 companies in 27 different countries, employing 5,000 people around the world, with an annual turnover in excess of £1.35 billion.

McColl was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2001 Birthday Honours for services to the engineering industry.

[16] McColl later told BBC Scotland that he had no interest in any personal financial involvement, but was providing finance advice to the Rangers Supporters' Trust.