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Policy Committee

SCDI’s Policy Committee is a constitutionally bound part of the organisation, comprising 45 members. It is the deliberative body established to advise the Board on policy priorities and work with the team and membership to generate positions of influence. Members of the Board are also members of the Policy Committee.

Nominated by Corporate Members

Martin Armstrong, Wheatley Group

George Baxter, SSE

Caroline Donaldson, Kynesis

Bill Duguid, Ryden

Maggie Morrison

Duncan Osler, MacRoberts LLP

Graham Paterson, City Building Limited

David Reid, Jacobs

Jane Richardson, Oracle

David Rodger, Shell U.K. Limited

Ken Ross OBE, Ross Developments and Renewables

Douglas Smith, CBRE Ltd

Ian Smith, Diageo Scotland

Tim Smith, BP

Nominated by The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities

Cllr Steven Heddle, COSLA

Nominated by The General Council of the Scottish Trades Union Congress

Grahame Smith, STUC

Nominated by Other Organisations

Jackie Brock, Children in Scotland

Carroll Buxton, Highlands and Islands Enterprise

Catherine Cairns, Scottish Enterprise

Paul Little, City of Glasgow College

David Lonsdale, Scottish Retail Consortium

Calum MacDonald, SEPA

Alastair Ross, ABI

Alastair Sim, Universities Scotland

Shona Struthers, Colleges Scotland

Sara Thiam, Institution of Civil

Alan Thomson, Scottish Water

Scott Walker, NFU Scotland

Damien Yeates, Skills Development

Observers

Joe Brown, The Scottish Government

William Dowson, Bank of England

Rebecca Hackett, Scotland Office

Mary McAllan, The Scottish Government

Lucy Smith, Cabinet Office

Secretary to the Policy Committee

Gareth Williams, SCDI