A LEADING Scottish window, door and curtain designer and manufacturer has appointed a new chief operating officer.

Cumbernauld-based CMS Window Systems is welcoming David Ritchie, former CEO of an interior fit-out business. He takes up a newly created post on the CMS board of directors which continues to be headed by CEO, Andy Kerr.

It is a role which sees Ritchie assigned with a number of key operational responsibilities, enabling Andy Kerr to resume a more customer-facing role.

Ritchie’s new role is the latest stage of the Queen’s Award for Enterprise winning company’s growth strategy in which it will develop a new manufacturing base in 2018.

CEO Andy Kerr said: “We’re delighted to be able to welcome David to the business and we look forward to working together to realise our growth plans and take CMS Window Systems into a new era.

CMS employs more than 245 people.