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  • Lisa Tennant

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: 26 June 2024
  • Board member: Lisa Tennant
  • Signature: Signed by Lisa Tennant on 26 June 2024

Remuneration

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

  • Self employed contractor for Women on Board (07894819) as a corporate Partnership Lead, 1 day a week at a day rate.

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

  • Board member of SEILICH LIMITED (SC613333) a botanical skincare company.
  • Independent Board member of the Consumer Council for Water (England & Wales).

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):

  • 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 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:

  • Chair of Chamber Music Scotland (no remuneration but travel expenses covered).

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):

  • Director of DSL Business Finance Ltd (SC145739) (a non-executive non remunerated role) – credit granting to people for under-invested communities attempting to access funding for new or existing business.

Contracts

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

  • None

Houses, land, and buildings

A description of any rights of ownership or other interests that may be significant to, of 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 you hold shares):

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

Gifts and hospitality

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

  • Registered on a separate gifts and hospitality form. 

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:

  • 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.

  • Relationship with a Senior Manager at Bairds Malt Limited (03580592) a malt processor and supplier regulated by SEPA. Appropriate arrangements made internally within the company to avoid any potential or perceived conflicts of interest and where appropriate within the public body.