Eye care provider Vision Scotland has announced a new chief executive as it officially unveils its £5 million clinic in Glasgow.

Paul Clark has more than 25 years’ experience in the hospital and healthcare industry with a number of organisations including 29 Six Consultancy, Aces, BMI Healthcare and NHS Lanarkshire. He was chair of the National Ophthalmic Service User Group for NHS Health Scotland.

At Vision Scotland he will lead a team that increased by 50% last year to more than 100 of which 30 are employed in the clinic in Kinning Park. Other staff work at clinics in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Galashiels & Stirling.

Sanjay Mantry, co-founder, said; “We wished to recruit a CEO who had a wealth of skill but who was also a dynamic leader.

“Paul has worked extensively in healthcare for many years and we were impressed by his experience and enthusiasm for the future of the company and the values we all share.”