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Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh
14/05/2004
David Nicolson has been reappointed of
a member to the
Board of
Trustees of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
Mr Nicolson, a
Chartered Accountant and
former Managing Partner of KPMG Edinburgh, has been
re-appointed for four years from May 16 to May 15,
2008.
The post is part-time and unpaid
for a formal time
commitment of
four meetings per year.
Members are also expected to
participate in the work of Committees established to deal
with particular aspects of the Board's business, and are
encouraged to visit the Regional gardens.
Mr Nicolson currently holds no other
ministerial appointments.
Under the terms of the National
Heritage (Scotland) Act 1985, the functions of the Royal
Botanic Garden Edinburgh include maintaining and developing
the collection of living and preserved plant material,
carrying out research into plant science, providing public
access to the Garden and a wide and varied education
programme.
The Garden comprises the main garden at
Inverleith, Edinburgh and three Regional gardens at Benmore
(Argyll), Logan (Wigtownshire) and Dawyck
(Peeblesshire).
This Ministerial public appointment
was made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by
the Office of the Commissioner for Public Appointments.
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 (if there is any to be
declared) to be made public.
Mr Nicolson has not
carried out any political activity in the last five
years.
The re-appointment brings the number
of Board members up to a maximum of nine.
The other members of the Board are:-
Dr Paul Nicholson (Chair), Ms Carole
Baxter, Lord Charles Howick, Mr David Mathewson, Professor
Dianne Edwards, Professor Paul Broda, Mrs Barbara Kelly and
Professor Michael Usher.