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Highland NHS Board
01/06/2006
Health Minister Andy Kerr today announced the appointment of Mr Bill Brackenridge, Dr Vivian Shelley and Mrs Anne Clark to Highland NHS Board.
Bill Brackenridge was a management consultant with the Hay Group for 25 years till he retired in 2003. Before that he worked in civil aviation and in local government. He is currently the Chairman of The Helensburgh Partnership - a joint initiative by Argyll & Bute Council and Scottish Enterprise Dunbartonshire to revitalise Helensburgh. From 1999 to 2005 he was a Non-Executive Director of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd. In July 2003, he was appointed Chair of the Scottish Ambulance Service, for which he receives an annual remuneration of £23,520.
Dr Vivian Shelley has had a long career in education, mainly in the tertiary sector. She was the Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Durham from 1995-2001 and the Continuing Professional Development Officer at the University of Glasgow from 2002-2005. Dr Shelley is currently a member of the Board of Argyll College, one of the academic partners in the UHI Millennium Institute. She does not hold any other ministerial appointments.
Anne Clark is in her 26th year as Executive Officer for Islay and Jura Council of Voluntary Service, a job that has opened up tremendous opportunities to work closely with communities not only on Islay and Jura but across Scotland and frequently in the Highlands and Islands area. She has been actively involved with the UHI MI as a member of the Board of Governors, Vice Chair of the Foundation for UHI and Chair of their Equal Opportunities Committee. Previous experience as a secondee to Voluntary Issues Unit in the Scottish Executive broadened her understanding of how the wheels turn at government levels. Mrs Clark held a ministerial appointment to the board of National Lottery Charities Board/Community Fund and is currently serving her 23rd year as a member of the Children's Panel in Argyll and Bute for which she receives no annual remuneration.
Mr Brackenridge's appointment will be for three years from June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2009, Dr Shelley's appointment will be for two years from June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2008 and Mrs Clark's appointment will be for four years from June 1, 2006 to May 31, 2010.
The posts are part time with a time commitment of eight hours per week for which the annual remuneration is £7,490.
Highland NHS Board is responsible for the strategic planning of health services and the development of measures to improve the health of the community in the Highland region.
Ministerial appointments are made in accordance with the Code of Practice issued by the Office of the Commisioner for Public Appointments in Scotland.
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, Mr Brackenridge was elected, without party affiliation or representing any interest group, to Helensburgh Community Council. Dr Shelley and Mrs Clark have not been involved in any political activity.