The Board

The company and its estates are run by our management team who are responsible to the board.

The Earl of Moray - Chairman
The Countess of Moray
Lord Doune
Simon Leslie
Andrew Howard - Managing Director
Colin Young

Managing Director

Andrew Howard
awh@medco.co.uk
Andrew Howard MRICS has worked for the company since 2001 and is a chartered surveyor. Before working for the company he was Estate Manager for the MacRobert Trusts in Aberdeenshire. Andrew was educated at Bristol and Aberdeen Universities. As well as his work for the company he is a Director of the Scottish Rural Property and Business Association and a Director of Inverness Airport Business Park Ltd. He lives with his wife and 2 daughters near Forres.

Farms Manager

Martin Bridges
mjb@medco.co.uk
Martin Bridges has worked for the company since 1990 and is directly responsible for the largest of the company's farming enterprises at Darnaway. As well as his responsibilities for the company he is Chairman of the Northern Milk Co-op and is a Director of Claymore Dairies. He lives with his wife and three daughters at Darnaway.

Woodlands Manager

Gareth Whymant
gw@medco.co.uk
Gareth Whymant has worked for the company since 1991 having previously been Forestry Manager at Ardverikie. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Foresters. He lives at Darnaway with his wife although his natural habitat is the forest on a bike clad in gaudy lycra.

Master of Works

Graham Reid
graham@medco.co.uk
Graham Reid joined the company in 2004 having previously worked on North Uist. He is responsible for the management and repair of the company's buildings most particularly our residential properties. He lives at Darnaway with his wife and three children.

Doune Estate Manager

Larry Irwin
larry@medco.co.uk
Larry Irwin graduated from The University of Aberdeen with a Masters in Land Economy and began working with Moray Estates in September 2005. Achieved his RICS Chartership in 2008.

Tornagrain Development Manager

Nicole Le Vaillant
nicole@medco.co.uk
Nicole Le Vaillant was 8 years with Estate Agents firm Hamptons International both in residential sales and latterly managing their office portfolio of 70 units across England and the South of Scotland.
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