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NHS Board Chair appointment
11/12/2007
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon today announced the new appointment of the Chair of Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board.
Ms Sturgeon said:
"I am very pleased to announce this appointment. Professor Stevely has shown strong commitment to public service and has demonstrated a clear understanding of the issues being faced within NHS Ayrshire and Arran. His wealth of experience and knowledge will be extremely valuable. I look forward to working with him in the vital task of improving the health of the people of Ayrshire and Arran."
Professor Bill Stevely was appointed as Interim Chair of NHS Ayrshire and Arran in July 2006. He retired in 2005 as Principal of the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. He now lives in Ayrshire where he was born and brought up.
He is a member of the Board of LearnDirect Scotland (The Scottish University for Industry), for which he receives an annual remuneration of £2,910. He is also a member of the Board of the Scottish Agricultural College and SCDI (Scottish Council Development and Industry).
His previous experience includes service on the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland, the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council, Scottish Enterprise Grampian and Chairmanship of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS). Professor Stevely was appointed CBE in 2004.
This appointment will be for a period of two years from January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2009.
This post is part-time with a time commitment of three days per week for which the annual remuneration is £28,820.
Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board is responsible for the strategic planning of health services and the development of measures to improve the health of the communities in the Ayrshire and Arran regions.
This Ministerial appointment was made in accordance with Commissioner for Public Appointments in Scotland (OCPAS) 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 any declared) to be made public. Professor Stevely has not been involved in any political activity within the last five years.