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Lisa Tennant

Chair

Ms. Tennant is a Chair and Non-Executive Director with wide ranging experience across the private, public, and charitable sectors. Her previous Board roles include Forestry & Land Scotland and the Scottish Land Fund, where she championed environmental interests.

Lisa's background in regulation includes positions at the Energy and Communications Ombudsman, Consumer Council for Water and Scottish Solicitors Discipline Tribunal. Committed to diversity, she is an advocate for Neurodiversity and serves as an Ambassador for Women on Boards.

She is committed to leading a collaborative culture, emphasising the power of collective efforts aligned to a clear strategic vision. Integrating ecological considerations with economic growth, Lisa is committed to fostering a cleaner, greener Scotland for all.

Register of interest

• Date of completion: 3 February 2026
• Board member: Lisa Tennant
• Signature: signed by Lisa Tennant

Remuneration

Employment or self-employment (include full name of the company, the nature of its business, and the nature of the post held in the organisation):

• Independent Ministerial Reviewer – Department of Health and Social Care contracted by Quorum Network Resources.

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

• Independent Chair of NHS Pension Board.
• Independent Board Member of Smart Energy GB.

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

• Foxlinn Limited (SC641677): Operation of warehousing and storage facilities for land transport activities.
• Linnfox Ltd (SC657271): Other holiday and other collective accommodation.
• Bentinck House Limited (SC658183): Other holiday and other collective accommodation.

As a partner in a firm (include the full name of the company and nature of business, organisation, partnership, or other body as appropriate):

• none

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

• none

Any allowance received through membership of an organisation

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

• none.

Other roles

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:

• none.

Contracts

A description of any contract (including its duration but excluding the value) which is made between SEPA and a firm in which they are a partner, or an undertaking in which they are a director or in which they have shares (if the shareholding is more than 1% of the issued share capital of the company or where, at the relevant date, the market value of any shares (in that company or body) is greater than £25,000):

• none.

Houses, land and buildings

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

• none.

Shares and securities

A description, but not value, of shares and securities in a UK or non-UK company or other body that may be significant to, relevant to, or bear upon, the work or operation of SEPA:

• nothing apart from companies a director of as listed above.

Gifts and hospitality

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

Date: 30 January 2025
Third party name: FWB Ltd
Accepted from Third Party
Hospitality: Roundtable dinner - The modernisation of Scotland to drive growth.
Monetary value: £105
Benefit to SEPA: networking and the subject covered Scotland’s plans for economic growth with a group of Scotland’s top CEOs and Chairs from across all sectors of the Scottish economy. This helps to ensure SEPA is aware of the upcoming direction of the Scottish economy and are included in these discussions.

Date: 6 February 2025
Third party name: FWB Ltd
Accepted from Third Party
Hospitality: Roundtable - Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI)
Monetary value: under £50
Benefit to SEPA: networking and the event explored practical and effective ways to navigate improvements to diversity and inclusion within organisations, which is an area of focus for SEPA.

Date: 6 August 2025
Third party name: FWB Ltd
Accepted from Third Party
Hospitality: Roundtable dinner - Paul Thwaite, Chief Executive Officer of NatWest Group.
Monetary value: under £50
Benefit to SEPA: networking and the subject focus was cultural transformation and customer-centric leadership, which is pertinent to the ongoing changes in SEPA.

Non-financial interests

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

• Other public bodies: none
• Clubs, societies, and organisations: Founder and member of ChairCircle. This is a sponsored venture. 
• 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.