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National Museums of Scotland
27/01/2005
Four new members were today appointed to the Board of
Trustees of the National Museums of Scotland.
The National Museums of Scotland is a Non-Departmental
Public Body (NDPB) with a Board appointed by, and accountable
to, Scottish Ministers. The National Heritage (Scotland) Act
1985 provides for Scottish Ministers to appoint members to the
Board of Trustees. The Board should provide leadership,
direction and guidance for the public body, promote its core
values, policies and objectives.
The new members are:
Michael Kirwan -retired in 2002 after ending his career as Strategy and
Business Development Director on the board of British Energy,
where he worked since 1996. Previously he was partner at
Management Consultants Deloitte, Haskins and Sells for 15
years, after beginning his career in Accountancy. Mr Kirwan is
now a non-executive member of the Corporate Finance Advisory
Board at PriceWaterhouseCoopers as an advisor on the energy
sector. Mr Kirwan declared no political activites within the
last five years and holds no other Scottish Ministerial
appointment
Sir John Ward CBE began a career with IBM at
its Greenock Manufacturing Plant in 1966. In 1991 he was
appointed IBM Director of UK Government and Public Service
Business after working for the company throughout the world. On
his return to Scotland he has held a wide range of public
appointments, such as the Chairmanship of CBI Scotland,
Scottish Homes, the Scottish Qualifications Authority and
currently with Scottish Enterprise and Dunfermline Building
Society among others. He received his knighthood in 2002 for
services to Public Life. He has declared no political
activities within the last five years. Chair of Scottish
Enterprise, he receives an annual remuneration of £37, 127.
Malcolm McLeod is currently Vice-Principal of
the University of Glasgow, where he is heavily involved in the
University's fundraising strategy. Over 30 years he has gained
extensive knowledge of the Museums sector. He has been Chair of
the Scottish Museums Council, Keeper of the Ethnography
Department at the British Museum and Director of the Hunterian
Museum and Art Gallery at the University of Glasgow. He also
continues to work on several projects in Ghana, where he set up
a Museum for the Asante people in 1995. Professor McLeod
declared no political activities within the last five years and
holds no other Scottish Ministerial appointments.
Stuart Monro is Scientific Director at Our
Dynamic Earth and a leading practitioner in promoting science
to a wide audience. He has over 30 years of scientific research
experience with the British Geological Survey as a Principal
Geologist. Dr Monro is a Non-Executive Director of the
Edinburgh International Science Festival and a member of the
Scottish Science Advisory Committee. He has significant
experience of teaching geology at all levels in the Open
University and has been a member of the Council of the Open
University (1994-2002). He is also co-convener of the Scottish
Earth Science Education Forum. Dr Monro declared no political
activities within the last five years and holds no other
Scottish Ministerial appointment.
These appointments will be for 4 years and will run from
January 2005 to December 2008 for Michael Kirwan and Sir John
Ward, and from April 2005 to March 2009 for Malcolm MacLeod and
Stuart Monro. The posts are part-time and are not remunerated.
The Board meets six times a year.
This Ministerial public appointment was made in accordance
with the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland's
Code of Practice.
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.