Inveralmond Brewery has hired former Tennent Caledonian and Magners executive Stephen Annand as business development director.

Mr Annand, who has also worked at AB-Inbev and Anheuser-Busch, joins the Perth company with a remit to support its push into the on-trade around the UK.

He said: “The brewery has made a name for itself on the UK’s craft brewing map and I’m delighted to be joining them to help them continue to expand.”

Managing director Fergus Clark said: “Steve has extensive experience of driving success and he has a proven track record of delivering revenue growth, expanding market share and increasing profitability.”

Inveralmond, which was founded in 1997, includes beers such as Ossian, Lia Fail, Thrappledouser and Rascal in its range.