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Appointments to Funding Council
07/12/2007
Three new members have been appointed and two existing members have been reappointed to the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning Fiona Hyslop announced today.
The new members are Dominic McKay, Paul McKelvie and Alan Stannett. The members being re-appointed are Ian Adam and Ian Murning.
Welcoming the appointments, Ms Hyslop said:
"I am delighted to announce these appointments. The wealth of experience which Dominic, Paul and Alan have in the business and college sectors will be invaluable to the Council as it develops its thinking to meet the challenges ahead. I am also pleased that Ian Adam and Ian Murning have agreed to continue in their roles bringing sound and constructive advice to the work of the Council."
Dominic McKay has broad private and public sector experience having been European Managing Director of FCI Systems and Assembly Ltd, and Managing Director of Berg Electronics Scotland Ltd and the Kinloch Group. A mathematician with a PhD in Colour Physics and a Diploma in Management Studies, he was a Visiting Professor in Business Studies at Glasgow Caledonian University. He has been a member of the Scottish Industrial Development Advisory Board for the past 10 years, a Ministerial appointment for which he receives no remuneration.
Paul McKelvie is a training and development professional who worked with ScottishPower between 1990 and 2007, initially as training manager, thereafter as head of ScottishPower Learning and since 2005 as Corporate Responsibility Director. He has an MSc in Human Resource Strategy, and in 2005 he was awarded an OBE for services to Lifelong Learning in Scotland. He is currently a Member of Careers Scotland's National Advisory Board and in 2004-05 chaired the Forum for Renewable Energy Development's (FREDS) Skills sub-group.
Alan Stannett graduated from the University of Glasgow in 1971 and since then has managed a variety of rural businesses including 18 years with Buccleuch Estates in Dumfriesshire. In 2001 he began farming on his own account and founded Cara Consultants Ltd, of which he is currently Managing Director. He has been a court serving Justice of the Peace since 1988 for which he receives no remuneration. He was appointed to the Board of Barony College in 2001 and has been Chairman since 2002. He is also a Board member of the Crichton Development Company which has responsibility for the development of the Crichton Campus in Dumfries.
These appointments, which are part-time, are for a four year term effective from 10 December 2007 until 9 December 2011. The remuneration is £11,124 per annum for a time commitment of 3 days per month.
Ian Adam is Chairman of the Britannia Building Society. He was previously a senior partner with Price Waterhouse and Group Finance Director at Christian Salvesen plc. Following the restructuring of the Christian Salvesen group he joined the Britannia Building Society as a Non-Executive Director and in 2004 was appointed Chairman.
Ian Murning is Principal of a private practice firm of chartered surveyors. He also serves as a Governor and Chairman of the Property Committee of George Watson's College, Edinburgh and is a member of the Merchant Company of Edinburgh. In 1994 he was appointed as a lecturer in property development and valuation at Napier University, Edinburgh and was, until 2007, a Programme Director of the postgraduate MSc in Property Management and Investment.
The re-appointments are for a four year term effective from 3 October 2007 to 2 October 2011. The remuneration is £11,124 per annum for a time commitment of 3 days per month.
None of the other appointees hold any other Ministerial public appointments.
The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council was established on 3 October 2005 under the provisions of the Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005. All appointments to the Council are based on this legislation. The Council is responsible for providing funding for learning and teaching, research and other relevant activities in Scotland's colleges and higher education institutions (HEIs).
These Ministerial public appointments were 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. All appointees declared no political activity within the last five years.