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Scottish Environment Protection Agency
29/12/2005
The appointment of four new members and the reappointment of two members to the Board of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency were announced today.
Dr Helen Zealley, Mr Ian Doig, Mr RJ Fred Dinning and Ms Alison Hay will join the board for the first time in January. Professor Susan Walker and Mr Russell Imrie have been re-appointed.
Each appointment is for four years to December 31, 2009. The posts are part-time and attract a remuneration of £6,027 for a time commitment of two days per month.
The appointments were made in accordance with the Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland's Code of Practice.
Biographical details:
Dr 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 the Chair of Friends of the Earth Scotland, a Trustee for Waverley Care and a member of NHS Health Scotland Board. She has declared no political activities and holds no other Ministerial appointments.
Mr Ian Doig is a member of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), where he was the Director for Scotland from 1986 to 2004, and a member of the Chartered Association of Certified Accountants. He is currently an Independent Consultant specialising in Finance and Management in the Public Services where he has over 30 years experience. Mr Doig is a former member of the Audit Committee and co-opted member of the Audit Committee of the Care Commission, an Advisory Panel Member of the CIPFA Better Governance Forum and an Associate Consultant with SOLACE Enterprises. He has declared no political activities. He holds another Ministerial appointment being a member of the Board of the Scottish Social Services Council which is remunerated at £7,671 per annum.
Mr R J Fred Dinning is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Energy Institute. He was responsible for environmental issue management within the Scottish Power Group of Companies where he will retire from his position as Group Energy and Environment Director on December 31, 2005. He is currently a member of the Church and Society Council and convenes a sub group of the Committee addressing environmental issues in addition to being in the Advisory Board of the Society Religion and Technology Project and a member of the Church of Scotland Church and Nation Committee. He has declared no political activities and holds no other Ministerial appointments.
Ms Alison Hay is a local councillor for Argyll and Bute Council. She is currently the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (CoSLA) Spokesperson on Environment, Sustainability and Community Safety. She is a Board member of the Group for Recycling in Argyll and Bute, a SEPA North Regional Board member and a Board member on the Scottish Low Pay Unit, the Director of the Kilmartin Museum and the Chair of the Minard Community Association. She holds no other Ministerial appointments.
Professor Susan Walker has a geography and a civil engineering background. Between 1980 and 1999 she 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. She was a member of the North of Scotland Water Authority from 1999 to 2002 and currently serves as a Board member of Scottish Natural Heritage, Deer Commission for Scotland and the Cairngorms National Park Authority as well as a member of the Fisheries (Electricity) Committee. She has declared no political activities and holds no other Ministerial appointments.
Mr Russell Imrie is a Labour councillor on Midlothian Council. During most of his working life, from 1965 to 1999, he was a telecom engineer with British Telecom. As a local councillor he has become heavily involved in environmental issues and is Chair of REMADE (not remunerated), a partnership of public bodies and the private sector set up to encourage and generate markets for recycled goods. Russell is also Chairman of SESTRAN South East Scotland Transportation Partnership made up of the ten Local Authorities. He holds no other Ministerial 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 to be made public.
Alison Hay is a Scottish Liberal Democrat local councillor, she is on the Argyll and Bute Party Executive and she is a member of the CoSLA Liberal Democrat Group. Russell Imrie is a member of the Scottish Labour Party.
SEPA is a Non-Departmental Public Body (NDPB) with a Board appointed by, and accountable to, Scottish Ministers.
SEPA was established by the Environment Act 1995 and it became operational on April 01, 1996. The Environment Act 1995 also sets out SEPA's powers and responsibilities. SEPA employs around 1,200 staff in a wide range of occupations and specialisms across Scotland.
These include chemistry, ecology, environmental regulation, hydrology, communications, quality control, engineering, planning, business support and management functions.