Boards and Committees
SNH Board
The ultimate decision-making body in SNH and has the following responsibilities:
- determining the mission, aims and operating principles of SNH;
- developing and reviewing key corporate planning documents, and related resource issues;
- responding to requests and directions from the Scottish Executive;
- determining SNH’s advice to Government and its agencies, including the development and implementation of Government policies;
- making decisions on site designation and other casework;
- overseeing SNH’s joint responsibilities with English Nature and the Countryside Council for Wales for special nature conservation functions at GB, UK, EC and international levels;
- ensuring that SNH operates in an open, accountable and responsible way;
- establishing subsidiary Boards and Committees as its sees fit and maintaining an overview of their work;
- representing SNH externally;
- working with the Chief Executive and the Management Team to provide leadership, direction, support and guidance to the staff of SNH.
The SNH Board comprises the following members, with the end date of their current term of appointment as shown. Please click on a name to view the pen profile, photograph and contact details of that member.
| Name | Appointment end on | |
| Andrew Thin (Chair) | 31.7.09 | |
| Keith Geddes, CBE (Deputy Chair) | 31.3.10 | |
| Amanda Bryan | 31.3.10 | |
| Professor James Hunter CBE FRSE | 31.3.10 | |
| Michelle Francis | 31.3.11 | |
| Prof Phillip Thomas | 31.3.11 | |
| Andrew Campbell CBE OBE | 31.7.09 | |
| David Crawley | 31.7.09 | |
| Sir Patrick Hunter Blair Bt | 31.3.10 | |
| Dr Joan Mitchell | 31.3.10 | |
| Dr David Mackay OBE | 31.3.10 |
For further information on the SNH Board please contact Julian Bishop on 01463 725009 or email julian.bishop@snh.gov.uk