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Cairngorms National Park
01/12/2006
Deputy Environment Minister, Rhona Brankin today announced the appointment of Robert Kinnaird to the Board of the Cairngorms National Park Authority.
Mr Kinnaird, from Kingussie, is Chief Executive of CairnGorm Mountain Limited and is a Director of the Aviemore and Cairngorm Destination Management Organisation. He is a member of the Cairngorms National Park Tourism Forum, chairs the Scottish Tourism Innovation Group, and is a qualified trainer of ski instructors and qualified mountaineering instructor.
The appointment is for a term of three years and four months and will run from December 1, 2006 until March 31, 2010.
The post is part-time and attracts a remuneration of £187.08 per day for a time commitment of two or three days per month. He does not hold other public appointments.
Mr Kinnaird's appointment fills the vacancy on the Board which arose when Andrew Thin resigned to take up the position of Chair of Scottish Natural Heritage.
The Cairngorms National Park Authority was established on March 25, 2003.
Its statutory aims are to:
- conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area
- promote sustainable use of the natural resources of the area
- promote understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public
- promote sustainable economic and social development of the area's communities
The National Park Authority is an executive Non-Departmental Public Body governed by a Board of 25 members, five of whom are directly elected by the population within the Park boundary, 10 of whom are directly appointed by Scottish Ministers and 10 of whom are appointed by Scottish Ministers on the basis of recommendations from local authorities within the Park boundary.
Ministerial public appointments are 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 made public. Mr Kinnaird has declared no political activity within the last five years.