Eliot Jordan has over 23 years Economic Development experience in the public sector, during this time his main remit has been within business/company development. He has led on the development and implementation of business support initiatives primarily aimed at supporting the existing business base as well as helping business start-up rates and promoting entrepreneurship. Many of these initiatives have not only been delivered in South Lanarkshire but have been adopted in other areas. Latterly he has worked very closely with businesses in the Construction and Food & Drink sectors. In partnership with hub South West and North Lanarkshire council, Eliot was one of the initial team who developed, the Build Lanarkshire programme and is still involved in its delivery today.