The Cabinet Secretary for Training, Youth and Women's Employment Angela Constance has today announced the appointment of new non-executive members to the Skills Development Scotland (SDS) Board, which is being further strengthened with two co-opted members.

Donald Boyd, Willie Mackie, Seonag Mackinnon and Grahame Smith have all joined the SDS board and Christine Pollock and Fiona Sasan have also signed up as co-opted members.

Welcoming the appointments, Ms Constance said:

“I am delighted with these appointments that bring a breadth of relevant experience to the expanded board of Skills Development Scotland. to help guide it in its pivotal role to support delivery of the Scottish Government’s Economic and Skills Strategies.

“I also welcome the efforts being made by SDS to strengthen its board further with the co-option of two additional participants, whose senior-level experience in the education and legal sectors respectively will complement the skills of new and existing members. These two new associates strengthen female representation at SDS and their expertise will support SDS’s efforts across all its skills interventions, including the work it will do to support implementation of the young workforce recommendations”.