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Scottish Ambulance Service
10/09/2008
Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing Nicola Sturgeon today announced two new non-executive member appointments to the Scottish Ambulance Service Board.
Mr David Garbutt has held senior roles with Lothian and Borders and Grampian Police, and was Assistant Inspector of Constabulary before his appointment as Director of the Scottish Police College. He has been a member of the Board of the Scottish Leadership Foundation and the Justice Sector Skills Council and has also served as the President of the European Police College. He currently chairs the Peebleshire Committee of Macmillan Cancer Support and is an advisor for a number of international police reform and training programmes. He does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
Ms Theresa Houston has a broad based business background in both the public and private sectors. She was Chief Executive of Scotland the Brand, a specialist marketing organisation set up to promote Scottish products and services at home and overseas and was previousy with ScotRail, where she headed up customer services and a number of strategic change-mangement initiatives. She is currently a non-executive member of the Board of NHS Education for Scotland for which she receives annual remuneration of £7,748.
Mr Garbutt's appointment will be for a period of three years from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2011 and Ms Houston's appointment will be for a period of four years from October 1, 2008 to September 30, 2012.
These posts are part-time with a time commitment of 8 hours per week for which the annual remuneration is £7,748.
The Scottish Ambulance Service is responsible for the strategic planning of health services and the development of measures to improve the health of the community throughout Scotland.
These Ministerial appointments were 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. Within the last five years, none of the above appointees have been involved in any political activity.