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National Galleries of Scotland
22/03/2007
Culture Minister Patricia Ferguson today announced the appointments of Mrs Ray MacFarlane, and Mr Alasdair Morton to the National Galleries of Scotland.
Ray Macfarlane is a Senior Director of Bank of Scotland Corporate. Before joining the Bank, Ray was the Managing Director of Scottish Enterprise. She is a qualified solicitor and began her career in private practice after graduating from the University of Glasgow. She is Deputy Chair of the Scottish Arts Council/Scottish Screen Joint Board, Honorary Vice Chair of Bafta Scotland and a Non Executive Director of the Scottish Institute of Sport. She is not remunerated for her post on the Scottish Arts Council/Scottish Screen Joint board.
Alasdair Morton is a Chartered Accountant and currently works as the Head of Policy Innovation within Retail Markets at the Royal Bank of Scotland Group. Prior to this he worked for KPMG and was responsible for leading and working in a variety of teams. He also chairs the UK Security Committee for MasterCard. He holds no other ministerial appointments.
The appointments will be for four years and will run from April 1, 2007 until March 31, 2011.
The posts are part-time and are not remunerated. Board members are expected to prepare for and attend approximately six Board meetings a year and may be involved in additional meetings and events.
The National Galleries 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.
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. Within the last five years, neither Mrs MacFarlane nor Mr Morton has been involved in any political activity.