Mac Mackie, Managing Director

Maitland Mackie Jnr is known as Mac. Student life included a Law degree from Aberdeen and later an MBA from Edinburgh. Mac has worked with Mackie's since 1992, cutting his teeth on sales development and retail store visits in London. He moved back to the farm in a Finance manager role and continues to oversee Production and Finance.

He has overseen the consolidation of our farms area, growth of the ice cream dairy production to a capacity of over 12 million litres a year and recent installation of automated milking. His first years as Managing Director began with the sale of the former milk retail business and thereafter a focus to cut costs and centralise the farming business has taken him well on his way towards his aim of a profitable ice cream business from a profitable Scottish farm. His most recent new ventures for the company is investment in ice cube production and renewable energy

Mac is a leader with a considered and logical approach and a quiet character on first impression. That impassive exterior hides an enthusiastic ambition to build the business - and a dry wit experienced in short one liners.

His favourite activities include running, the chaos of activity centred on his four children including the youngest Maitland known as Mike, - and he still manages time for golf and red wine.