
Jamie Livingston in The Scotsman: Why Succession Planning Can’t Wait
Succession planning is often viewed as a future challenge, but in this thought-provoking article in The Scotsman, Jamie Livingston, Chair of Livingston James Group, explains
Jamie is the Chair and Co-Founder of Livingston James Group. Passionate about the impact of our advice on the lives and performance of our clients and candidates, Jamie is responsible for ensuring the Group’s services and strategy evolve in line with its purpose and values and that it continues to deliver value for the benefit of its key stakeholders.
A graduate of both the University of Glasgow and Toulouse Le Mirail, Jamie spent his early career with a multinational recruitment firm. He co-founded Livingston James Group in January 2010, leading the buyout of co-founder Andy Rogerson in 2019 and the transition to Employee Ownership in January 2023.
Beyond the business world, a former club captain at West of Scotland Rugby Club, Jamie keeps his hand in with the sport vicariously through his son, and in support of the Wooden Spoon Charity where he was Regional Chair for 13 years. He is currently Chair of Columba 1400, a charity that provides transformative values based leadership experiences for young people and the key adults in their lives. At home, he and his wife, Chloe, are active members of their local church and lead community initiatives ‘Project Present’ and ‘Back to School’ when not acting as taxi drivers for their fast growing and ever logistically demanding children.

Succession planning is often viewed as a future challenge, but in this thought-provoking article in The Scotsman, Jamie Livingston, Chair of Livingston James Group, explains

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JaMIE LIVINGSTON
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Livingston James is delighted to be partnering with Inspiring Scotland to appoint Trustees to its Board as the organisation embarks on an exciting new chapter.
Since 2008, Inspiring Scotland has worked towards a Scotland where everyone, no matter where they live or the circumstances they are born into, is given the chance to enjoy a happy, healthy life free from poverty or disadvantage.

As we prepare to launch the 2027 Future CEO Survey in partnership with EY, it’s encouraging to see insights from our previous research continuing to shape wider leadership conversations.

Livingston James was thrilled to support the latest Glasgow Brain Game event which raised a whopping £275,000 for Marie Curie!