The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has appointed Jan Scott as head of human resources.

She will lead the organisation’s recruitment and employee relations strategy, including the drive to recruit people into 1,044 roles, to be undertaken with Search Consultancy as exclusive recruitment partner.

Scott also sits on the organising committee for the games.

Scott began her career in engineering solutions firm Weir Group, and has experience in the public, private and charitable sectors, including time as Motorola Ireland’s country HR director.