Jim Gibson, 69, joined the board of the nationalised shipyard in Port Glasgow as a non-executive director.
Scandal-hit Ferguson Marine has hired a business performance coach to speed up work on two delayed and over budget CalMac ferries. Jim Gibson, 69, joined the board of the nationalised shipyard in Port Glasgow as a non-executive director.
The move emerged after Ferguson chief executive David Tydeman was sacked. Mairi McAllan, the Minister responsible for ferries, denied any involvement. Last month’s dismissal of £205,000-a-year chief Tydeman was followed last week by the sacking of Calmac chief executive Robbie Drummond, 54. CalMac’s ageing fleet has caused delays and disruption on its routes off the west coast.
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