Scottish Board

About us

The Scottish Board was established in 2010 and consists of members elected to Council by the Scottish Constituency and members who are co-opted to join the Board through a selection process

The remit of the Board is:

  • to encourage and develop the actuarial community in Scotland
  • to raise the profile of actuaries and the profession in Scotland
  • to encourage and advance actuarial academic developments in Scotland.

Who's Who on the Board

The Scottish Board is currently made up of six Council members and a number of other co-opted members based in Scotland.

Leader -  Ian Sharpe (Heriot Watt)
Deputy Leader -  Mark Farmer (Hymans Robertson LLP)

Scottish Board Members

  • Council: Alan Rae
  • Council: Dermot Grenham
  • Council: Melanie Puri
  • Council: Sandy Trust
  • Council: Simon Jones
  • Council: Dr Yan Liu
  • Co-opted member: Andrew Murphy
  • Co-opted member: Anne-Marie Pettie
  • Co-opted member: Claire Yule
  • Lay-member: Graeme Jones
  • Co-opted member: Jane Gormley
  • Co-opted member: Lewis Currie
  • Co-opted member: Nawazish Ali
  • Co-opted member: Philip Darke
  • Co-opted member: Royd Sheikh
  • Co-opted member: Saorlaith O'Neill
  • Co-opted member: Thomas Taylor
  • Co-opted member: Zoe McCrossan
  • GASS President:  Liam Dillon
  • FASS President:  Rachel Binnie

Join us

There are two ways to join this Board:

  • if you are a Scottish Constituency member, you can stand for Election to Council and, if elected, you will automatically become a member of the Scottish Board
  • if you are based in Scotland, watch out for an opportunity on the Volunteer Vacancies webpage to apply to become a co-opted member.

Follow us on social

You can debate with others in the Scottish constituency by joining our Linkedin group.