RSABI has announced several new appointments to its board, including welcoming accountant Jane Mitchell as new vice chair.

Founded as the Royal Scottish Agricultural Benevolent Institution in 1897, the charity provides practical, emotional and financial support to all people involved in the Scottish agricultural industry.

Born and brought up on the family farm in Inverurie, Ms Mitchell is a director with Johnston Carmichael, chartered accountants, specialising in the agricultural industry in Scotland. She has a BSc in agriculture from the University of Aberdeen and gained her CA qualification through ICAS in 1993.

With more than 25 years’ experience in the finance sector, Ms Mitchell previously spent 19 years with Clydesdale Bank where she held a number of positions throughout Scotland, including senior partner agribusiness and head of customer banking centre at the bank’s Thainstone Centre, near Inverurie. She was appointed to the board of ANM Group in December 2016 as a non-executive director and to the Council of SAOS in June 2018.

Ms Mitchell said: “Having been a trusted advisor of RSABI for four years, I’m delighted to have been appointed as vice chair to the board.

“It’s an exciting time for the charity as they reach 125 years of history and I look forward to working with them in my new capacity.”