New Industry Leadership Group members announced - News | VisitScotland.org

Article published 29/04/2025

A warm industry welcome...

Six new members have been selected to join the Tourism and Hospitality Industry Leadership Group (ILG).

The ILG is made up of representatives from across the public, private and third sectors. Together, they provide strategic direction and champion Scotland’s national tourism strategy, Scotland Outlook 2030.

The new members have been invited to join the ILG for an initial three-year term, beginning on 1 May 2025, by the Minister for Business, Richard Lochhead MSP in his role as Co-Chair of the ILG.

Their appointments are the result of an open application process through which many excellent expressions of interest were submitted.

The ILG's new members bring a range of knowledge and experience of destinations, sectors and businesses.

Read on to find out more about the new members.

Amanda Wrathall

A senior leader with over 30 years experience in the hospitality, tourism, and events sector, with a particular focus on commercial growth, stakeholder strategy, and values-led leadership. As Director of Sales and Marketing at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, she has been instrumental in delivering sustained revenue growth, shaping organisational culture, and strengthening the Centre’s position as a leading international venue. Amanda is recognised for her inclusive leadership style and commitment to sustainability, societal impact, and team development.

She has received multiple accolades including Individual of the Year at the 2024 Central and East Regional Scottish Thistle Awards.

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Franck Bruyere

Franck joined The Royal Yacht Britannia Trust in October 2023 as Director of Hospitality, then shortly after, was promoted to Chief Executive in November 2024. Prior to this, Franck was a key contributor to the executive management teams of the St James Quarter, The Caledonian Edinburgh and Fairmont St Andrews.

Franck's passion for hospitality and a human-first approach has taken him around the world, working for some of the most iconic and renowned hotels and establishments. Originally from France, with his wife and two young sons, Scotland has been their home for over a decade.

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Hannah Schlesinger Brodie

Hannah took up the post of Commercial Director of Edinburgh New Town Cookery School in April 2025, delivering business development, marketing and communications activities. Previously, she was the Director of Development at Edinburgh Science for almost eight years.

Hannah is a high impact leader of income generation with an outstanding track record of cross-sector stakeholder engagement nationally and internationally, with a career spanning fundraising across many sectors including culture, events and heritage. She was recognised as Scottish Woman of the Year 2023 for Achievements in Arts & Culture.

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Patrick Colquhoun

Patrick is a Director of his family’s business, Luss Estates Company and Vice Chair (Policy) for Scottish Land & Estates. The estate is located in the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park and is deeply involved in tourism and hospitality, welcoming over 2 million visitors a year to the local area. Patrick works closely with key stakeholders including the National Park, local authorities, tourism bodies and central government in both roles. And, in his role with Scottish Land & Estates, engages with politicians on behalf of the broad member base.

He has lived and worked in Dubai and Singapore, developing an international perspective on inward tourism to Scotland.

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Sarah Allanson

Sarah joined the British Holiday and Home Parks Association (BH&HPA) in July 2023. As Director for Scotland and Northern Ireland, she is responsible for policy, public affairs, events, and membership relations.

Career highlights include hosting the BH&HPA National Conference in Edinburgh in 2025, creating the annual Scottish BH&HPA Conference, presenting to Scottish Government on the Scottish Visitor Levy, as well as supporting the sector guidance, and a study tour to Yorkshire. Recently she launched a school’s pilot programme, building recognition of the holiday and residential parks sector as a positive careers destination. Sarah’s background is in destination promotion for Edinburgh and large scale food and drink events.

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Victoria Erasmus

As a seasoned business owner and operator, Victoria has built a portfolio of hotels, bars, and restaurants across Scotland under the Turas Hotels banner, with a focus on blending hospitality with sustainability. At the heart of this is Glen Mhor Hotel & Uile-Bheist Distillery and Brewery in Inverness, where Victoria is Sustainability Director. Victoria and her team have achieved world-class results in carbon reduction, taking the entire hotel and distillery off the gas grid, saving around 250 tonnes of carbon annually and constructing a river source heat pump that future-proofs the business.

Victoria is also co-chair of Visit Inverness Loch Ness, a Board Member of Skills Development Scotland and Chair of the UHI Inverness.

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