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SEPA Chairman
David Sigsworth
David Sigsworth took up office as Chairman of
the Scottish Environment Protection Agency on 1 January 2008.
Since that time David has been influential in driving changes in
the way SEPA delivers its environmental services. The
organisation is now spearheading improved approaches to better
regulation and environmental science whilst implementing financial
efficiencies.
David was appointed Chairman, Scottish Fuel
Poverty Forum in September 2011. A Chartered Electrical
Engineer by profession, David is a fellow of the Royal Society of
Arts, and an Honorary Professor at the University of
Dundee.
He also undertakes a range of non-executive
roles and is Chairman of Sigma Capital Group plc, Chairman,
SeaEnergy plc, Chairman, Flexitricity Ltd and Chairman, Dundee
Science Centre. He is also Vice President of the Combined
Heat and Power Association (CHPA) and a Trustee of the Think Tank
Sustainability First.
Before joining SEPA, David’s career spanned 43
years in the utility sector. He held several positions on the Board
of Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) and had previously been
Commercial Director of Scottish Hydro Electric plc since 1995.
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James Curran, Chief Executive, Scottish
Environment Protection Agency MBE
James Curran has worked in
environmental science and environmental regulation for 30 years. He
has undertaken studies in hydrometeorology, numerical modelling of
dispersion in marine waters, and water resources management as well
as a spell of direct regulatory enforcement with agricultural and
industrial businesses.
He has been a consultant to the
Scottish Office and was for some years the Head of Science with the
Scottish Environment Protection Agency and then Head of
Environmental Strategy.
In 2006 he co-founded and then ran
Entrading, the UK's first comprehensive eco-store and cafe in
central Glasgow. This was sold a couple of years later and he has
taken up a post, again with SEPA, as Director of Science and
Strategy. James was awarded an MBE for services to the environment
in 2007.
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| Fred Dinning
Fred Dinning is a Chartered
Engineer and Chartered Environmentalist, a Fellow of the Institute
of Engineering and Technology, of the Energy Institute and of the
Chartered Management Institute. Prior to retirement from full
time employment he was the Energy and Environment Director of
the Scottish Power Group during which time he advised on the
strategic impacts of environment policy in the UK and
US.
In addition to the SEPA Main Board
position, his current portfolio includes chairing the Carbon
Trust's Consultant Accreditation Board and serving on the Court of
the University of the West of Scotland. He also is a member
of WWF Scotland's Advisory Council, is convenor of the Church of
Scotland Church and Society Council's groups examining energy and
environmental issues, and is a member of the Sustainable
Development Panel.
He serves on the FREDS Community
Renewables Implementation Group and is involved in a project with
Climate Strategies on decarbonising the power sector. He is
active in a variety of outdoor pursuits in Scotland and is a
qualified Yachtmaster.
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Dr Richard Dixon
After a PhD in Astrophysics, Richard
completed an energy and environment MSc at Glasgow
Caledonian University. After
working for CSV and Strathclyde Regional Council, he was appointed
Head of Research at FoE Scotland in 1994. He worked on issues as
diverse as climate change, bathing beaches and fish farming.
He moved to become Head of Policy with WWF Scotland in 2002.
In this role Richard led a 6-strong policy team working on marine,
freshwater, climate, education and resource consumption
issues.
Richard became Director
of WWF Scotland in July 2005. Richard helped set up
Transform Scotland and has been particularly involved in creating
the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition, which pressed
for Scotland’s strong climate targets and aims to help deliver
them. In 2011 WWF Scotland won the Great Places to Work award
for best charity workplace in Scotland. In January 2013
Richard became Director of Friends of the Earth Scotland, where we
continues to work on energy and climate issues, as well as air
quality. He serves on the boards of Stop Climate Chaos
Scotland and SNIFFER.
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Ian Doig
Ian Doig has been a SEPA
Board Member since 2006 and also serves on SEPA’s Audit Committee.
His focus is on developing SEPA’s effectiveness as a regulator,
financial governance, risk management and partnership working with
stakeholders.
Ian is a qualified
accountant member of CIPFA and ACCA. He is a
self-employed independent consultant and a non-executive
director.
He is also a Board Member
of the Care Inspectorate, Board Member of the National Records of
Scotland, Audit Committee Member of the Scottish Court Service and
a Community Councillor.
Previously he held
executive posts as CIPFA Director for Scotland and senior finance
directorate posts with several local authorities, working with
services including Environmental Health, Industrial Development and
Planning.
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Bob Downes
Bob Downes (DipTP, M
Phil) runs an investment and advisory services business. He
is also a non executive Director of Care Visions Group; a Governor
of the Glasgow School of Art; and a member of the Glasgow
University Business School and Scotrail Advisory Boards.
Until September 2011 Bob was a senior Executive Director Network
with Openreach (part of BT Group) which delivers installation and
maintenance services, providing the 'first mile' of network
services to home and businesses.
Bob was with the BT group since
1999 and has been Director BT Scotland and Director BT
Regions. Prior to BT he was a Director in Scottish Enterprise
and also a Director of Conran Roche, a London based
consultancy.
He has served on the Sir Patrick
Carter Review on PAYE for Small Businesses for the UK Treasury; as
a board member of International Council for Urban Development
(Washington DC) and has advised or been a board member of a wide
range of voluntary organisations including the Wise Group of
Glasgow, Ulster Community Investment Trust (a community bank), the
Flax Trust in Belfast, and the Scottish Ensemble.
He is a graduate of Duncan of
Jordanstone College of Art and the Open University.
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Alison Hay
Alison was previously a Councillor
with Argyll and Bute Council and spoke for COSLA on Regeneration
and Sustainability issues until May 2012. Her portfolio included
Climate Change and the environment; she brings 20 years of local
government experience to SEPA’s Board. She is also the Chair of the
Board of Trustees for the Auchindrain Museum and is a Member of the
Kilmartin Museum Board.
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Professor Bill McKelvey
OBE
Bill
McKelvey was Chief Executive and Principal of the Scottish
Agricultural College for ten years until early 2012. He now holds a
number of Non Executive roles including membership of the Scottish
Food Advisory Committee and of the Court of the University of the
Highlands and Islands. He has also recently been appointed as Vice
Chairman of the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute in Northern
Ireland.
He holds a first class
honours degree in veterinary science from the University of
Glasgow, a postgraduate diploma from the University of Guelph,
Canada, and a PhD from the University of Aberdeen. He is a Fellow
of the Royal Agricultural Societies, serves as a member of the
Veterinary Policy Group of the British Veterinary Association, and
is a member of the Governance Review Group of the Royal College of
Veterinary Surgeons.
In May 2011,
he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, in
recognition of his contribution to science, and was awarded an OBE
in the Queen’s Birthday Honours (June 2011), for services to
agriculture.
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Professor Keith
Nicholson
Keith Nicholson
( PhD, CChem, CISA, CISM, MIoD, FAAG,
FRSC) is an internationally recognised scientist and
award-winning company director with over 30 years’ experience in
environmental surveys and data modelling on energy and environment
systems. As a chartered chemist and chemistry professor
working on environmental and energy systems he has worked in
universities in Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Denmark and Scotland
until he decided to move full time into consultancy.
As CEO Keith founded and
managed several firms including EnviroSurveys (NZ) and The TP
Group, which was a first-mover into eCommerce, and has held
Directorships in a range of environmental and technology firms.
He has acted as a scientific advisor to past governments in
Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and, as Fellow of the RSC, UK MPs,
specialising in environmental forensics and impact analysis.
He is presently a specialist consultant providing strategic
advisory services in cybersecurity, technology and business
development and is a Board Member of Scottish Natural Heritage.
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Dr Lesley Sawers
Lesley Sawers is the Chief
Executive of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry
(SCDI), a position she took up in March 2008.
She joined from the
Glasgow Chamber of Commerce where she was Chief Executive.
She has also held a
number of Board and non-executive appointments across a range of
public, private and voluntary sector organisations including
VisitScotland, Event Scotland, Royal Mail Group, Business Club
Scotland, Action for Children and Scottish Power.
She has a degree in
economics from Glasgow University and a PhD from the Institute of
Retail Studies in Stirling University.
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| Dr Helen Zealley
Helen Zealley retired as Director of Public
Health with NHS Lothian in 2000, having spent her professional
career as a public health doctor. She is currently a Board Member
of the Central Scotland Green Network, a Trustee of the Waverley
Care and Fred Edwards Trusts, an Honorary Fellow of Scottish
Environment LINK and a member of the Advisory Council of WWF in
Scotland.
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