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  • Lorraine McMillan

Lorraine McMillan

Lorraine McMillan retired from her role as Chief Executive of East Renfrewshire Council in 2023. Prior to her role in local government, she held roles in economic development, latterly as Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire.

Lorraine is a chartered physicist and has retained her interest in technology throughout her career and was the local Government lead for digital technology setting up the Local Government Digital Office and co- chairing the national Digital Health and Care Board. She served previously as a non-executive member of the Board of the Scottish Funding Council and the Improvement Service and is presently a Trustee of SCIAF and a Court Member of the University of Glasgow.

Register of interest

  • Date of completion: 23 March 2026
  • Board member: Lorraine Anne McMillan
  • Signature: Signed by Lorraine McMillan on 23 March 2026

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 as Lorraine McMillan as a consultant or facilitator, primarily around leadership and digital leadership.

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

  • Member of Court/Trustee of the University of Glasgow incorporated under the Universities (Scotland) Acts and a registered charity (SC004401). No renumeration is paid but travel expenses can be paid if incurred/claimed. 

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):

  • Director and Trustee of the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) a registered charity (SCO12302) and company (SC197327). No remuneration or allowance is paid but travel expenses can be paid if incurred/claimed. 

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, however SEPA regulates aspects of the activities of the University of Glasgow. 

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 (Joint ownership of family home only).

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):

  • None.

Gifts and hospitality

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

  • Name of third party that gift or hospitality was received from: Scottish Government.  
  • Date: 14 and 15 January 2026. 
  • Detail of gift or hospitality received: Sandwich lunch and coffees provided on both days while acting as independent interviewer for Board recruitment for Zero Waste Scotland.  
  • Monetary value: around £20. 
  • Benefit to SEPA: Scottish Government requested that SEPA provide an independent person for the interview panel for Board members for Zero Waste Scotland. This is a standard procedure for Board appointments and SEPA benefits from the independent interviewers for the SEPA Board appointments. Interviews were over two full days. 

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
    • Member of Court/Trustee of the University of Glasgow incorporated under the Universities (Scotland) Acts and a registered charity (SC004401).
  • Companies, clubs, societies and organisations:
    • Advisor to the Finance Council of the Archdiocese of Glasgow, a Trust and registered charity (SCO18140).
    • Member of the Institute of Physics and Chartered Physicist.
    • Director and Trustee of the Scottish Catholic International Aid Fund (SCIAF) a registered charity (SCO12302) and company (SC197327).
  • 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:

  • One family member works for AECOM.
  • One family member works for WSP from February 2026. 
  • One family member works for Lothian Pension Fund.
  • One family member works for Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP.