Age Scotland welcomes new Trustees to further strengthen its Board

The Scottish charity for older people has announced the recruitment of three new Trustees and the appointment of a new independent member of its Audit and Risk Committee.

Age Scotland’s appointment of Carolyne Hair, Sarah Secombes and Helen Waddell to its Board of Trustees will enhance its fundraising, legal and strategic leadership and expertise as the charity grows. The charity has also appointed Heather-Anne Barton to its Audit and Risk Committee.

• Carolyne Hair joins the Board of Trustees bringing with her significant legal experience advising a range of Scottish and international clients as a Partner at the leading global law firm, DLA Piper.
• Sarah Secombes is Head of Public Fundraising at Myeloma UK. Sarah brings significant experience in Charity Fundraising strategy and implementation and particularly in Community and Legacy fundraising. She was previously at CHAS, Childrens Hospices Across Scotland.
• Helen Waddell is a senior leader in financial services at Lloyds Banking Group and joins as a trustee bringing extensive experience in large organisational change in senior operational and consumer facing roles.
• Heather-Anne Barton, a solicitor with 30 years of experience in diverse industry sectors such as banking, media and sport, joins the charity as an independent member of its Audit and Risk Committee.

Stuart Purdy, Chair of Age Scotland said:

“We are delighted to welcome these newly appointed Trustees who will bring knowledge, diverse perspectives and a wealth of professional and lived experiences to the Board of Age Scotland. They complement an already well established and committed board of Trustees who are supporting our ambition and our team to take Age Scotland to the next level. We are also delighted to have Heather-Anne’s knowledge and perspective on our Audit and Risk Committee.

"The depth of experience and impressive track records of Carolyne, Sarah, Helen and Heather-Anne will further strengthen Age Scotland, putting the charity in an even stronger position to achieve our strategic goals and create better outcomes for the older people and communities we support.”

Katherine Crawford, Chief executive of Age Scotland said:

“Age Scotland is growing, with a new income generation strategy and plans to extend the depth and reach of our services. We’re absolutely delighted to have colleagues join the Board to complement existing skills and bring their considerable expertise to support our work.

“With a range of complex challenges facing older people across Scotland, I am extremely grateful to our new Trustees for sharing their knowledge and expertise as part of our Board.

“I look forward to working together to build on our achievements to date and ensure we can best support those most in need.”

Sarah Secombes said:

“I’m delighted to be joining the board of Trustees at Age Scotland and hope to make a real difference for older people in Scotland. In my previous volunteering roles, I’ve seen the huge impact that loneliness and isolation can have and am keen to be part of making Scotland the best place to grow older.”

Helen Waddell said:

"I’m delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees at Age Scotland. Having experienced first-hand the challenges a family face supporting older family members, I’m keen to do all I can to support the team at Age Scotland achieve their ambitions and raise awareness of all the good work they do to support older people in our communities."

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Notes to editors

• The Age Scotland Board is composed of Stuart Purdy (Chair), Martin Ambrose, Naseem Anwar, Penelope Blackwell, Alan Gardner, Carolyne Hair, Allan Johnstone, Glen Johnstone, Gavin MacGregor, Elaine Maddison and Sarah Secombes.
• The Age Scotland Executive team is composed of Katherine Crawford (CEO), Fiona Cross, Stacey Kitzinger, Adam Stachura and Ben Thomas.