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Cooke Scotland Welcomes New Communications Manager

Cooke Aquaculture Scotland Limited is pleased to announce the appointment of Murray Spooner as Communications Manager.

Mr. Spooner is an experienced communications specialist and joins family-owned Cooke from his most recent role at Rangers Football Club as its charity foundation’s Digital Content Executive. Mr. Spooner brings a strong knowledge of the media landscape as a former multimedia journalist, with several years’ experience working as a reporter and sub-editor for local and national newspapers across the United Kingdom.

“We are delighted to welcome Murray to Team Cooke,” said Colin Blair, Managing Director, Cooke Aquaculture Scotland. “He brings an impressive and diverse set of skills from his experience as a digital communications professional. Murray is a strong communicator and his expertise in media and public relations will benefit our company and the Scottish salmon farming industry.”

Mr. Spooner has a range of skills in videography, photography, digital design, website and social media in both private and public sectors including working with Lowland Reserve Forces and Cadets Association, an agency of the Ministry of Defence.

“I am excited to be joining Cooke Aquaculture Scotland as one of the largest employers in Orkney and Northern Isles, and a leading producer of Scottish salmon,” said Mr. Spooner. “I look forward to bringing my skills and experience to further strengthen community and employee engagement given Cooke is part of the social fabric and has a role in making great places to live, grow up and work.”

Cooke’s core purpose is to ‘cultivate the ocean with care, nourish the world, provide for our families, and build stronger communities.

 

Contacts:

Joel Richardson
Vice President Public Relations
Cooke Inc.
40 Wellington Row, Saint John, NB, Canada  E2L 3H3
+1-506-694-4939 office / +1-506-721-1093 mobile
joel.richardson@cookeaqua.com 

Murray Spooner
Communications Manager
Cooke Aquaculture Scotland
07825735811
murray.spooner@cookeaqua.com