Forestry Commission Scotland Management Board members and key functions
Management Board Members- Bob McIntosh: Director
- Paul Snaith: Head of Corporate Services
- Simon Hodge: Head of Policy
- James Simpson: Head of Grants and Licences
- Sheryl May: Head of Communications and Secretariat
- Hugh Insley: Chief Executive, Forest Enterprise Scotland
- John Cummings: Secretary to the Management Board (email: john.cummings@forestry.gsi.gov.uk)
Purpose of the Management Board A monitoring and decision-making forum, maintaining an overview of the business systems and administrative arrangements underpinning the functioning of Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS) and its relationship with stakeholders. Key functionsFinance The Management Board will be the forum for discussing and agreeing spending plan submissions and annual budgets. Monitoring of progress against budgets at the FCS level will be carried out monthly and the Board will make decisions on the priorities for resource allocation. Personnel Issues The Board will discuss the application of FC-wide personnel management policies, provide feedback to Director Human Resources and consider issues such as training, reporting standards and the implementation of Forestry Commission-wide initiatives. Service Boards The Board will receive reports from FCS's representatives on service boards and will agree, where necessary, the line which FCS's representatives should take. Meetings/Committees The Board should keep under review the structure, role and membership of the main committees and meetings which are important to FCS and should discuss and agree the agenda for meetings of the National Committee for Scotland. Ministerial/Scottish Government Links The Board should discuss and co-ordinate our contacts with other Scottish Government departments and consider the programme of Ministerial submissions, briefings and visits. Frequency of Meetings The aim will be to meet each month, but this may be varied according to the availability of members and the number of agenda items. Records The secretary will produce a brief record of the meeting, simply recording the main discussion points and any actions arising.
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