Age Scotland welcomes six new Trustees
Scotland’s national charity for older people has announced six new appointments to its Board of Trustees.
Their combined experience will strengthen the Board and help drive forward Age Scotland’s ambitious strategy and continued commitment to improve the lives of older people across Scotland, building on achievements to date while also recognising changing needs and challenges.
With 20 years of experience in financial services, Elaine Maddison from Dundee is Chief Executive of hybrid cloud managed services company Brightsolid. She said: “I've been really impressed at the work Age Scotland have done, particularly throughout the pandemic to support and empower older people and I'm delighted to be joining the Board of Trustees. It's an exciting time for the organisation and I'm looking forward to playing my part in supporting the organisation through the next stage of its development."
Martin Ambrose brings with him a wealth of Board, Charity Audit Committee and risk management expertise, leveraging his experience from the private sector into the third sector. Based in Edinburgh, he has over 30 years of risk management experience from his work with a variety of blue chip companies. He said: “More than ever with the current cost of living crisis, helping older people get the support they require is so important. It’s a real privilege to be appointed to the Board. I am excited to help Age Scotland deliver on its ambitious plan to improve the lives of older people so that Scotland really is the best place in the world to grow older.”
Also joining the Board is Killearn-based Chris Radford, who previously served as Chair of Age UK Enterprises, the UK charity’s commercial arm. He is also currently Chair of Moneyline UK, a major not for profit social enterprise lender helping the most disadvantaged families in society. He said: “Over recent years I have increasingly used my extensive experience in senior positions to work with charitable organisations helping disadvantaged people and so I was delighted to be offered a Trustee role at Age Scotland. This is a particularly challenging time with the cost-of-living crisis and so I look forward to working with the Age Scotland team to ensure we offer the very best support we can to older people across Scotland.”
With over 30 years of experience in both academic and advisory roles, Naseem Anwar from Lenzie is a former equal opportunities professional and wants to use his experience and skills in helping Age Scotland deliver quality support for all older people in Scotland. He is committed to ensuring all voices are heard and that Age Scotland can make a difference where it matters.
A chartered accountant bringing more than 20 years’ experience in the corporate finance and restructuring fields, Glasgow based Glen Johnstone joins the Board sharing a passion for Age Scotland’s mission and values. Having served as a Trustee on other charitable boards, Glen very much looks forward to contributing to Age Scotland’s efforts to improve the lives of older people.
Finally joining the Board is Allan Johnstone, a charity executive from Glasgow with a background in community development, tackling health inequalities and poverty. Allan has specific interests in the practical actions to improve equality and diversity and on developing modern community development approaches to engage and support older people. He said: “I joined Age Scotland to support its work on improving the lives of older people on the wide range of issues that we face. I hope to help support community development approaches in Age Scotland to reach more older people.”
Age Scotland Chair Stuart Purdy said of the appointments: “We are delighted with the exceptional talent of our newly appointed trustees who will compliment our existing Trustees strengths and bring new perspectives and dimensions to our work. With an ageing population and cost of living crisis impacting on older people, it is wonderful that we have been able to further strengthen our board. I am confident that we have the right mix of skills and experience to help shape our future strategy and ensure we can support those most in need."
Age Scotland Deputy Chief Executive Michelle Supple, added: “It is a challenging time for older people in Scotland and I am extremely grateful to our new trustees for volunteering to share their knowledge and expertise. I am looking forward to working with them to build on our achievements and create better outcomes for older people across Scotland."
