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SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS 2026
Accountability Report
As at 31 March 2026, the Board of Scottish Enterprise comprised the Chair, ten other non-executive members and the Chief Executive. The Board met in full seven times during the year, with a further seven meetings convened to consider specific projects for approval.
Scottish Enterprise Board
Professor Sir Jim McDonald KT, GBE was appointed Chair of Scottish Enterprise on 1 January 2025. Five new members were appointed to the Scottish Enterprise Board on 1 January 2026 (Jacqui Gale MBE, Luke Logan, Cameron Murray, Stuart Patrick CBE and Greig Rooney). These appointments are for three years and will run to 31 December 2028. The appointments of Dr Poonam Malik, Dr Sue Paterson and Karthik Subramanya ended on 31 December 2025.
Membership and attendance at scheduled Board meetings during the year from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026 was as follows:
Number of meetings eligible to attendNumber of meetings attended
Professor Sir Jim McDonald KT,GBEChair77
Adrian GillespieChief Executive77
Jacqui Gale MBE22
Luke Logan22
Dr Poonam Malik54
Professor Stephen McArthur77
Cameron Murray22
Professor Gillian Murray76
Raymond O'Hare77
Dr Sue Paterson55
Stuart Patrick CBE22
Greig Rooney22
Graham Soutar77
Karthik Subramanya54
Professor Richard Williams CBE74