HIE Inverness and East Highland board

HIE Inverness and East Highland has an active board of 14 unpaid non-executive, locally based directors who meet monthly to provide policy advice and guidance.
 
In line with HIE network policy of Accountability through Openness, directors' posts are publicly advertised and open to all living in the HIE Inverness and East Highland area. A public register of diretors interests is kept and any involvement in assisted projects is noted in the annual accounts and annual report.

Freda Rapson - chair

Director of Jacobite Cruises, Highland Scottish Omnibuses, F Newton Ltd, Highland Loch Ness Ltd.  Member of Institute of Directors, Destination Loch Ness, SCDI and a Life Member of Black Isle Farmers Society.  

Bill Bound - vice-chair

Retired Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers, Professor at IMIA Centre for Strategic Business Studies, Non-Executive Board Member of the Scottish Executive, self employed Strategy Consultant, Scottish Police Services Agency.  Honorarium - UHIMI.

Chris Silver

Partner and director - Highland Property Search, member and past president of Highland Classic Motor Club, Inverness Burns Club and Rotary Club of Inverness.  Member of Friends of Eden Court, Highland Curling Club and Strathspey Railway Association.

Eileen Wilson

Employed by Age Concern Scotland, Non-Executive Board member of NHS Health Scotland and President of Alness Credit Union.

Mark Stewart

Director of Anderson, Shaw and Gilbert.  Director of Eden Court Trust.  Member of John Muir Trust for Scotland and National Trust for Scotland.

David Alston

Elected member of The Highland Council, appointed Board member of NHS Highland and freelance historian/writer.

 Helen Carmichael

Highland Councillor, Federation of Small Businesses, Highland Housing Association, Highland Licensing Board and Licensing Committee, Beauly Community Council.

Ian Urquhart

Farmer, Lochaber Rural Complex, Visit Loch Ness Ltd.  Chairman of Glenurquhart Highland Games.

Fiona Larg

Assistant Secretary - UHI Millennium institute

Prof Alexander Munro

Retired Consultant Surgeon

Iain Scott

JGS Associates (Scotland) Ltd, Creagmor Health Care, Highland Venture Capital, Morton Retirement Living, Inverness Airport Business Park Ltd, Highland Airways (Inverness) Ltd.

 Basil Dunlop

Highland Councillor and forestry consultant

Duncan MacKellar

Owner of MacKellar Sub-Sea Ltd, Chairman of Grantown Chamber of Commerce, member of Grantown Initiative.

Drew Hendry

Highland Council elected member, chair of Planning, Environmental and Development committee, Board member of Highland Opportunity Ltd, Inverness City Heritage Trust Ltd.  Owner of Teclan, retail consultants.