Initially these were Limited Companies with boards led by local businesspeople, but from 2000 they became wholly owned subsidiaries of Scottish Enterprise[8] and were subsequently wound up.

[12] Lena Wilson left Scottish Enterprise in October 2017 after she was awarded a CBE for her contribution to Scotland in 2015.

[13] Wilson had also lead the government's "Scottish Oil & Gas jobs taskforce" whose task was completed in 2017.

[14] She had received criticism from the Scottish Parliament over taking a paid, non-executive directorship with the multinational product testing and certification company Intertek.

[15] Wilson had been paid £214,000 a year and she was replaced by Steve Dunlop, Chief Executive of Scottish Canals, who was offered £168,000.