Roxburghe Estates has apppointed a new managing director as its factor heads for retirmement after 34 years on the estate.
Jaap Röell has joined Roxburghe in preparation for the phased retirement of factor Roddy Jackson.
Röell was until earlier this year employed by Goodwood Estate in Sussex and has held different roles since he joined the Estate in 2009, most recently as sporting membership director and a senior member of the commercial team.
The Roxburghe Estates covers 52,000 acres in the Scottish Borders countryside and hosts a diverse range of businesses including a biomass boiler, wind farm and the Terrace Cafe.
The Duke of Roxburghe said: “With the mix of commercial and property interests at Roxburghe, Jaap’s experience at Goodwood and previously in his property management roles brings valuable skills to the management team.
“It will help us grow the business successfully in the years ahead and I have no doubt he will be an able successor to Roddy who has made an outstanding and much valued contribution to the estate.
Jaap Röell said: “It has been a rather strange, extremely quiet and yet challenging time to start at Roxburghe Estates, but it is such a pleasure to see the whole business come back to life since the end of lock-down.
It is a great privilege to join the Duke’s team and work with the talented people across our businesses.”
