Solicitor to chair Historic Environment Scotland board

Jane Ryder OBE, former chief executive of the Office of the Scottish Charities Regulator and chair of Arts & Business Scotland has been appointed the first chair of Historic Environment Scotland (HES).

Ms Ryder has been appointed for four years and will be joined by nine other board members.

Culture, Europe and external affairs minister Fiona Hyslop said: “Jane brings with her immense experience in setting up a new body from her time with the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and in-depth knowledge of Scotland’s museum and historical assets.

Ms Ryder said: “It is a huge privilege to be the first chair of Historic Environment Scotland.

“The opportunities identified by Our Place in Time and its shared vision, the expectations placed on HES and the skill and enthusiasm of the staff who will come together to form that body all add up to an exciting time for the historic environment.

“I look forward to working with my fellow board members and the excellent staff of the two existing bodies to make the ambitious vision set out in Our Place in Time a reality.”

The chair appointment requires a time commitment of up to 24 days per annum and is not remunerated.

It will run for four years from 19 January 2015 until 18 January 2019.