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Dr Carol Evans

Dr Carol Evans has more than 20 years’ experience of strategy development, stakeholder engagement, leadership and driving change in complex organisations in the private, public and third sector. She is currently a non-executive director of Food Standards Scotland and is a Member of the Accounts Commission for Scotland. 

Carol has previously worked as a non-executive director for Skills Development Scotland and Chair of the Friends of Cedarbank charity. She has board member experience in health-related boards and government advisory groups, and has supported the development of regulations, policies and procedures nationally. 

Register of interest

• Date of completion: 3 February 2026
• Board member: Carol Evans
• Signature: Signed by Carol Evans on 3 February 2026

Remuneration

Employment or self-employment (include registered name of the company, nature of the company, nature of business and nature of post held):

• Bield Housing and Care (October 2013 to 1 March 2024). Bield is a regional social landlord/ housing association that offers housing and care to the elderly. Carol is organisational development partner.
• Non-executive Director of Food Standards Scotland (FSS) (January 2018 to present). FSS is a regulator and parliamentary body.
• Non-executive Director Skills Development Scotland (SDS) (July 2021 to 21 January 2026). SDS is non-departmental public body (NDPB) skills agency.
• Member for the Accounts Commission for Scotland (1 October 2023 to present). Hold local authorities to account on behalf of the public.

Holding an office (include office held, name of organisation, nature, and regularity of business):

• None.

As a director of an undertaking (include the registered name of the undertaking in which the directorship is held and the nature of the applicable business):

• None.

As a partner in a firm (include registered name of the company and nature of business):

• None.

Undertaking a trade, profession, or vocation or any other work:

• None.

Any allowance received through memberships of an organisation

All payments such as honoraria and including a statement of whether expenses are paid or not:

• None.

Related undertakings

A description of a directorship that is not remunerated but is of a company which is a parent or subsidiary of a company or undertaking which pays remuneration (include name of subsidiary or parent company or other undertaking and the nature of its business):

• None.

Contracts

A description of any contract (including its duration but excluding the consideration) which is made between the public body of which they are a member and a firm in which they are a partner, or an undertaking in which they are a director or in which they have shares:

• None.

Houses, land, and buildings

A description of any rights of ownership or other interests that may be significant to, or relevance to, or bear upon, the work or operation of the devolved public body:

• None.

Shares and securities

A description, but not value, of shares or securities in a company, undertaking or organisation that may be significant to, of relevance to, or bear upon, the work or operation of the devolved public body (including the registered name of the company in which they hold shares):

• Shares in AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals.

Gifts and hospitality

Details of any gifts and hospitality received within their current term of appointment of office:

• None.

Non-financial interests

A description of such interests as may be significant to, of relevance to, or bear upon, the work or operation of the devolved public body, including without prejudice to that generality membership of or office in:

• Other public bodies: None.
• Clubs, societies, and, organisations: None.
• Trade unions: None.
• Voluntary organisations: None.

Close family members

A description of the interests of any close family member who has transactions with SEPA or is likely to have transactions or do business with it:

• None.