Annual Report & Accounts 2003 - 2004

Annual Report & Accounts 2003 - 2004

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Annex F: Reports and accounts
Board Members, Auditors and Profesional Advisors


Head Office
Erskine Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TR

Bankers
Royal Bank of Scotland
St. Andrew Square
Edinburgh
EH2 2YB

Auditors
Fiona Kordiak
Audit Scotland
Osborne House
1/5 Osborne Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5HG


Board Members

Agency Board


Sir Ken Collins (Chairman)

Former member of the European Parliament for Strathclyde East and held positions as Chairman of the Committee on Environment, Consumer Protection and Public Health. Chairman of the Conference of Committee Chairmen and Deputy Leader of the Labour Group. Fellow of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. Board member of the Institute of European Environment Policy. Board member of Central Scotland Forest Trust and European Environment Agency.


Campbell Gemmell (Chief Executive appointed 1 April 2003)

Formerly Director of Strategic Planning in SEPA. Member of the Institute of Directors and Honorary Vice President of the National Society for Clean Air.

Formerly Chief Executive of Central Scotland Countryside Trust, Chairman of Landwise and Board member of the Wise Group. Previous experience includes research work with the British Antarctic Survey, post-doctoral research on glaciers worldwide, as a strategist and policy manager with the Scottish Development Agency and Scottish Enterprise, and in environmental consultancy.


Nick Kuenssberg OBE (Deputy Chairman also West Region Board Chairman

Currently Chairman of Iomart Group plc, GAP Group Limited and Canmore Partnership Limited and non-executive Director of Chamberlin & Hill plc, RingProp plc, Amino Technologies plc and Keronite Limited. Also Chairman of the Glasgow School of Art and Scottish Networks International.

Previously main Board Director of Coats Viyella plc, Managing Director, Dawson International plc, Chairman Stoddard International plc and other companies and non-executive Director of Scottish Power plc, Standard Life Assurance Company and other companies, visiting professor at the University of Strathclyde, Chairman of the Institute of Directors, Scotland.


Lesley Bloomer (appointed 1 January 2004)

BSc (Hons) Zoology, Glasgow University and PhD in marine physiology and genetics from University College, London. Worked at the Scottish Development Agency on
agribusiness, and on education and training matters; and while there, gained an MBA from Strathclyde University. After period in consultancy with major NDPBs, joined Audit Scotland, becoming Director, Performance Audit for Education, Enterprise and Justice policy areas. Carried lead responsibility for performance audit work with Scotland's local authorities. Left Audit Scotland in 2003 to work freelance. Board member of the Care Commission.


Brian Clark (Also North Region Board Chairman)

Professor of Environmental Management and Planning at Aberdeen University and with thirty-two years' experience of environmental management and impact assessment in Scotland and worldwide. Founder and former director of Centre for Environmental Management and Planning providing consultancy, research and training in Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment and capacity building.


Councillor Susan Clark

Member of Fife Council and formerly Chairman of the Environmental Health Committee of North East Fife District Council.


Drew Edward (appointed 1 January 2004)

Chartered Engineer and Member of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Spent early working life in power generation and subsequently in fertiliser manufacturing and agricultural merchanting. From 1992 to 1999 worked as safety, health and environment adviser with W L Gore and Associates.

As a Labour councillor on Fife Council since 1999 involved in environmental issues including development of the Fife Area Waste Plan. Currently the Council's spokesperson on resources and chairs the Council's superannuation fund and a number of other sub-committees. Member of the Scottish Labour Party.


Frederick Edwards LVO RD

Voluntary Worker. Ecologist. Member of the Board of Friends of the Earth, Scotland, Capability Scotland, and Hanover Housing, Scotland. Trustee, New Lanark World Heritage Site Trust. President of Scottish Environment Link.


Councillor Bill Howatson Also East Region Board chairman

Columnist with the Press and Journal newspaper and freelance journalist specialising in agriculture and rural affairs. Deputy chairman, Health Scotland and chairman Angus College Board of Management. Member of Aberdeenshire Council


Councillor Russell Imrie

Labour councillor on Midlothian Council. From 1965 to 1999 a telecom engineer with British Telecom. COSLA spokesperson on waste management and Vice-Chair of REMADE (not remunerated), a partnership of public bodies and the private sector set up to encourage and generate markets for recycled goods.


Barry Rose

Worked in the financial sector for over 35 years, Chief Executive of Scottish Provident
UK from 1993 to August 2001 when it was taken over by Abbey National PLC, and has considerable experience in corporate management. Currently a non-executive director of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon PLC, Liverpool Victoria Friendly Society and Wolfson Microelectronics PLC.


Susan Walker OBE

1980 to 1999 held a number of posts in the National Rivers Authority and subsequently in the Environment Agency. She retired as Regional Water Manager of the Agency's North West Region in 1999 to form her own consultancy company which specialises in sustainable and integrated river basin management. Since 1999 has held the part-time position of Professor of Geography and Environment at the University of Aberdeen. Currently a Board member of Scottish Natural Heritage, the Deer Commission for Scotland and the Cairngorms National Park Authority. Also a member of the Fisheries (Electricity) Committee. Professor Walker has not been politically active in the last five years.


Resignations/Completed terms of office

Stanley Dagg (Also West Region Board Chairman. Completed term of office 31 December 2003)

Bill Furness (Completed term of office 31 December 2003)


Audit committee

Barry Rose (Chairman)

Lesley Bloomer (appointed 1 January 2004)

Drew Edward (appointed 1 January 2004)

Nick Kuenssberg

Thekla Petrie Scottish Executive (nominee from 1 December 2003)

Stan Dagg (completed term of office 31 December 2003)

Bill Furness (completed term of office 31 December 2003)

Don McGillivray (Scottish Executive nominee until 31 October 2003)


Human resources and renumeration committee

Bill Howatson (Chairman)

Susan Clark

Sir Ken Collins

Frederick Edwards

Barry Rose

Susan Walker


Planning and finance committee

Brian Clark (Chairman)

Lesley Bloomer (appointed 1 January 2004)

John Brown

Sir Ken Collins

Drew Edward (appointed 1 January 2004)

Fred Edwards

Campbell Gemmell (appointed 1 April 2003)

Councillor Russell Imrie

Nick Kuenssberg

George McNeill

Mike O'Leary

Stan Dagg (completed term of office 31 December 2003)

Bill Furness (completed term of office 31 December 2003)


Board members

East region board

Bill Howatson (Chairman)

Marion Anderson

John Bathgate (appointed 28 June 2004)

David Berry

Christopher Brittain

Robert Cairns (appointed 28 June 2004)

Stephen Chorley (appointed 28 June 2004)

Franklyn Crawford

John McManus

George McNeill

John Marjoribanks

Alison Searl (appointed 28 June 2004)

Lisa Walker

Diana Johnson (completed term of office 25 June 2004)

Paul Jowitt (completed term of office 25 June 2004)

Councillor Pat McCafferty (completed term of office 25 June 2004)

Councillor Julia Sturrock (completed term of office 16 June 2004)


West region board

Nick Kuenssberg (Chairman - appointed 1 January 2004)

David Balmer (appointed 28 June 2004)

Caroline Davies (appointed 22 September 2003)

Councillor Eric Gotts

Councillor Alison Hay

Becky Hothersall (appointed 22 September 2003)

Richard Jardine (appointed 22 September 2003)

Alice Lambert

Cornelius Mallon

Councillor Alexander Mosson

Michael O'Leary

Jamie, Earl of Stair

David Tervet

Angus Cormie (completed term of office May 2003)

Stanley Dagg (Chairman completed term of office 31 December 2003)

Councillor Anne Hall (completed term of office August 2003)

Dr Patricia Bradley (resigned May 2003)

Patricia McAuley (resigned 1st April 2004)


North region board

Professor Brian Clark (Chairman)

Richard Balharry

Elaine Booth (appointed 28 June 2004)

Susan Carstairs (appointed 28 June 2004)

James Cockburn

Kathryn Conlon

Andrew Dytch (appointed 28 June 2004)

Stuart Gibb (appointed 28 June 2004)

William Jamieson

Councillor Bruce Luffman

David Mackay (appointed 28 June 2004)

Councillor Ian Ross

David Sandison

John Flett Brown (completed term of office 16 June 2004)

Jennifer Cook (completed term of office 16 June 2004)

David Glass (completed term of office 16 June 2004)

Roderick Murray (completed term of office 16 June 2004)

Angela Maycox (resigned 30 June 2004)

 
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