SRUC - Non-Executives

SRUC Board and Governance

The current non-executive members of the SRUC Board are listed below. Their biographies can be found under the ‘Non-executive Board members’ header on the SRUC Governance website.

Non-executive SRUC Board Members 

• Dr Kate Richards (Chair)
• Dr Mia Aitchison (Union-nominated Member)
• Jamie Baker
• Dave Bell
• Simon Cunningham
• Craig Davidson (Academic Staff Member)
• Professor Sir Pete Downes
• Jarlath Flynn (Non-academic Staff Member)
• Dr Katrina Hayter
• Alex House (Student Member)
• Fiona Larg
• Oliver Mundell
• Andy Peddie
• Dr Neil Robertson
• Eilidh Rojanai (Union-nominated Member)
• Schaun Shirke (Student Member)
• Professor Mike Smith

Executive Leadership Team (ELT)

The current Executive Leadership Team is listed below. Their biographies can be found under the ‘Executive Leadership Team’ header on the SRUC Governance website.

• Principal and Chief Executive – Professor Wayne Powell (also an executive member of the SRUC Board)
• Provost and Deputy Principal – Professor Jamie Newbold
• Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Executive – Gavin Macgregor
• Vice Principal – Dr Mary Thomson
• Chief Financial Officer – Andrew Kirkness
• Director of Strategy, Governance and Engagement – Martin Boyle

Sub-Committees of the Board

The sub-committees of the SRUC Board are:

• Strategic Performance Committee (SPC) – Chaired by Professor Sir Pete Downes
• Remuneration and Appointments (R&A) Committee – Chaired by Jamie Baker
• Audit and Risk (A&R) Committee – Chaired by Fiona Larg
• Finance and Estates (F&E) Committee – Chaired by Simon Cunningham
• Student Liaison Committee – Chaired by Andy Peddie

Governance

SRUC is a company limited by guarantee (SC103046) and is a registered Scottish charity (SC003712). SRUC Innovation Ltd (SC148684), a wholly owned subsidiary of SRUC, undertakes SRUC’s commercial activities in the areas of Consultancy, Education and Research.

SRUC’s learning activities are funded by the Scottish Funding Council (SFC). SRUC continues to receive a proportion of its funding for its research, veterinary and advisory activities directly from the Scottish Government.

Academic and government funded not-for-profit business is conducted through SRUC, while commercial (for-profit) activities are conducted through SRUC Innovation Ltd.

As outlined in the SRUC Articles of Association, the SRUC Board consists of at least one executive director (the Principal and Chief Executive) and up to 19 non-executive directors which includes the elected Chair, staff, union and student members.