Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE; Scottish Gaelic: Iomairt na Gàidhealtachd 's nan Eilean) is the development agency for the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, an executive non-departmental public body of the Scottish Government with the role to "help build a prosperous, sustainable and inclusive economy across the Highlands and Islands, attracting more people to live, work, study, invest and visit there."

Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE)
Scottish Gaelic: Iomairt na Gàidhealtachd 's nan Eilean
Agency overview
Formed1965 (as HIDB); reformed as HIE in 1991
Preceding agency
  • Highland and Islands Development Board (HIBD)
TypeExecutive non-departmental public body
JurisdictionScotland
HeadquartersAn Lòchran, 10 Inverness Campus, Inverness
Agency executives
  • Alistair Dodds, Chair
  • Stuart Black, Chief Executive
Websitewww.hie.co.uk
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