Our Board

Our Board bring an extensive range of expertise, support and guidance to help steer us in the right direction and deliver our strategy.

Our Board

  • Elma Murray CBE (Chair)   

  • Ian Campbell (Vice Chair) – Independent

  • Amy Simmons (Vice Chair) – young person

  • Brenda Scott (Company Secretary) – Partner, Brodies Solicitors 

  • Finlay Anderson – young person

  • Adam Bennett – Chief Executive, ProjectChange

  • Calum Campbell – young person

  • Ellie Craig MSYP – Chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament and MSYP for Glasgow Cathcart

  • Martin Coppack – Director, Fair by Design Campaign 

  • Emmanuella Damptey – Student, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland & young person

  • John Dickinson – Associate Director, Global Inclusion, Equity and Diversity at Kimberly-Clark

  • Barry Hastings – Financial Conduct Authority

  • Louise Long – Chief Executive, NHS Lanarkshire

  • Fraser Macdonald - Deputy Director at Data for Children Collaborative

  • Ashley Ryan – Director of Enable Works

Non-Executive Directors

  • Martin Raymond - Director, Cloudline Public Relations

Our Board plays a significant part in Young Scot. They are responsible for our overall governance and strategic direction, developing our organisational aims, objectives and goals in accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, legal and statutory guidelines.

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