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Paul Rooney

Paul is a non-executive director with expertise in governance, audit and risk oversight, digital transformation and financial stewardship. His previous senior public appointments include City Treasurer of Glasgow City Council, Chair of the Strathclyde Pension Fund and Chair of the Finance and Investment Committee of the Scottish Police Authority. 

As a qualified solicitor and MBA graduate, he provides strategic advisory leadership to organisations in regulated environments. 

Paul will chair SEPA’s Audit and Risk Committee.

Register of interest

Date of completion: 29 January 2026

Board member: Paul Rooney

Signature: signed by Paul Rooney

Remuneration

Employment or self-employment: 

• Constituent Limited, consultancy (Digital and Business Transformation), consultant (full-time).

Holding an office:

• none.

As a director of an undertaking: 

• Constituent Limited (SC593055), consultancy (Digital and Business Transformation), founder and director.

As a partner in a firm:

• none.

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

• solicitor (non-practising).

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 you are a partner, or an undertaking in which you are a director or in which you 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: 

• Constituent Limited (50% shareholding).

Gifts and hospitality

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

• none.

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
• companies, clubs, societies and organisations
  • Scottish Police Credit Union Limited, Credit Union, director (part-time)
• trades unions
  • Law Society of Scotland
• 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 SEPA:

• none.