September 23, 2014
Non-Executive Directors Appointed to the Board of the Scottish Funding Council
The Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learningtoday announced the appointment of LorraineMcMillan and DouglasMundieas Non-Executive Directors of the Board of the Scottish Funding Council.
LorraineMcMillanwas appointed Chief Executive of East Renfrewshire Council in March2008. Her aim is to improve the lives of all the residents in the area and she has a particular interest in ensuring that the early years of a child’s life are as good as possible. She also leads on the implementation of the Local Government ICT Strategy focusing on getting more services on-line, reducing costs and enabling reform across the local government sector.
Lorrainegraduated from Glasgow University in Physics in1982. She began her career in Barr and Stroud, a Glasgow based technology company and became a Chartered Physicist, gained an MBA and joined the Scottish Development Agency in1989 specialising in technology transfer. She joined Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire in1991 and became Director of Enterprise in1996 before taking on the role of Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire in1999. During her career she has retained a keen interest in innovation and business improvement and was one of the key drivers behind the Hillington Innovation Centre.
DouglasMundie is a graduate of the University of St Andrews and spent 25years in high-technology plastics manufacturing, working internationally in commercial and general management. In2000, he was appointed Chief Executive of Technology Ventures Scotland Ltd, working across all of Scotland’s universities to see how business could connect more effectively with academic expertise. He was appointed Chair of an Associate Institute of UHI in the Highlands and became a Director, then Chair, of Fusion (Scotland) Ltd, an organisation to support and grow entrepreneurial businesses throughout the Highlands and Islands region. More recently, he set up and ran a global consultancy in marine science harnessing university expertise to commercial needs.
Douglasspent tenyears as a Governor on the Court of the University of St Andrews, he was Convener of Audit for sevenyears, and is a current member of the Council for the Institute of Directors Scotland.
Appointments
The appointments run for just over threeyears from 1September2014 until 2October2017.
The appointments are part-time and attract remuneration of £11,556per annum for a time commitment of up to threedays per month.
Other Ministerial Appointments
LorraineMcMillan and DouglasMundie do not hold any other Ministerial appointments.
Political Activity
All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity within the last fiveyears (if there is any to be declared) to be made public.
LorraineMcMillan and DouglasMundie have not undertaken any political activity in the last fiveyears.
The appointments are regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.
Other Information
The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) is the national strategic body responsible for funding teaching and learning provision, research, and other activities in Scotland’s colleges and universities. With a budget of £1.6billion, it plays a central role in supporting the delivery and improvement of higher and further education in Scotland.
SFC and the institutions it funds have embarked on an unprecedented process of innovative change and reform. Underpinned by a new statutory framework, the fundamental aims are to improve life chances for young people and other learners, to boost jobs and growth, and to support the Scottish Government’s strategic objectives of widening access; increasing skills and employability; and encouraging research, knowledge exchange and international competitiveness.
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