Alastair Salvesen CBE has been a leading figure in the UK seafood industry for nearly thirty years. He is Chairman of Dawnfresh Seafoods Ltd, RR Spink & Sons Ltd and Daniel’s Sweet Herring Ltd, Edinburgh New Town Cookery School and Dovecot Studios, a Director of Archangel Informal Investments and Deputy Chairman of Fettes Trust. 

 He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and the Business Graduates Association, an Honorary member of the Royal Scottish Academy, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. 

 He is also a farmer and forester, and enjoys shooting, archery, and contemporary Scottish art.