MACFARLANE Group has appointed Andrea Dunstan to its board as a non-executive director.

The Glasgow-based packaging firm said Ms Dunstan, most recently chief people officer at Premier Farnell, brings significant experience of performance management, organisational development, strategy and change management to the role. She is an executive council member of Salford University. Ms Dunstan’s appointment was announced as Macfarlane confirmed that senior independent director Mike Arrowsmith will step down from the board on Friday (August 31).