PRESS RELEASE : Ray Macfarlane reappointed as the Scotland Trustee of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The press release issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on 2 September 2022.

The Prime Minister has reappointed Ray Macfarlane for a term of two years and six months, commencing 01 October 2022.

Ray Macfarlane

Ray Macfarlane is the Chairman of Museums Galleries Scotland having previously served as Chair of its Recognition Committee. That committee was established by Scottish Government to identify and support nationally important collections held by bodies other than the national museums and galleries.

Ray is also Chairman of the Scottish Legal Aid Board and of the Hopetoun Foundation and is a Trustee of the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo. Her other non-executive roles have included Trustee and Deputy Chairman of the National Galleries of Scotland and Trustee of its Foundation, Chair of Scottish Screen, Deputy Chair of the Scottish Arts Council, Chair of Home Scotland and Non– Executive Director of Home Group, one of the UK’s largest Housing Associations.

Ray graduated MA, LL.B, MBA from the University of Glasgow and began her career as a commercial solicitor in private practice. She moved on to senior management roles with Bank of Scotland where she was Group Head of Community Investment and Scottish Enterprise where she was the Managing Director responsible for 6 divisions covering Business Development, Sector Development. Training and Skills Development, Competitive Place (involving property development, environmental improvement, and land engineering) Inward Investment and Export Development.

Remuneration and Governance Code

The Scotland Trustee receives remuneration of £20,749 per annum. Ray Macfarlane was initially reappointed to a second term of six months and this reappointment is therefore to a third term.This appointment has been made in accordance with the Cabinet Office’s Governance Code on Public Appointments. The appointments process is regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. Under the Code, any significant political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last five years must be declared. This is defined as including holding office, public speaking, making a recordable donation, or candidature for election. Ray Macfarlane has declared no such activity.