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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 

  • Dave Bell (Interim Chair)
  • Mia Aitchison (Union-nominated Member)
  • Jamie Baker
  • Simon Cunningham
  • Craig Davidson (Academic Staff Member)
  • Professor Sir Pete Downes
  • Jarlath Flynn (Non-academic Staff Member)
  • Julie Fortune (Union-nominated Member)
  • Dr Katrina Hayter
  • Alex House (Student Member)
  • Kes Juskowiak
  • Margaret Khnichich
  • Fiona Larg
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Andrew Peddie
  • Dr Neil Robertson
  • 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 – GavinMacgregor
  • Vice Principal – Dr Mary Thomson
  • Chief Financial Officer – Andrew Kirkness
  • Director of Strategic Delivery and Growth – Dr Christine Milburn

 

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.