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Peter A Walker

CodeClan chief executive to step down after five years

CodeClan chief executive Melinda Matthews-Clarkson is to step down from her role, after five years leading Scotland’s digital skills academy.

Following the appointment of a successor later this month, she plans to take a sabbatical back in her native United States, before pursuing a new position in the Scottish technology ecosystem during 2023.

She will be replaced by Loral Quinn, co-founder and chief executive at Edinburgh-based fintech firm Sustainably.

Matthews-Clarkson said: “CodeClan is now in a solid state, we navigated our way through a challenging pandemic, and the ecosystem here is hungry for skilled tech individuals, so I felt it was a good time to pass the baton to a new leader.”

During her tenure, the CodeClan team has grown from around 20 people to more than 60, while turnover has grown from approximately £1m to close to £3m.

She said: “As a not-for-profit social enterprise, we have weathered many storms over the last five years, facing them with a growth mindset, collaborative problem solving, and a determination to see things through - I could not be prouder to be part of our amazing team.”

Earlier this year, CodeClan Youth Academy, a partnership with Baillie Gifford, was established to help give young people a real-world experience of how a technology-driven business operates, while also providing the kind of programming skills required in an industry environment

Founded in 2015, CodeClan’s mission is to bridge the digital skills gap and develop a new generation of digital professionals in Scotland.

CodeClan focuses on equipping students with industry-led training with a view to securing employment. The digital skills academy has supported more than 2,000 people in gaining skills to transform their careers, working with in excess of 400 industry partners across Scotland’s commercial and public sectors.

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