Board
Douglas Sinclair, Chair
Douglas was appointed the Chair of the Scottish Consumer Council in May 2006 and Chair of Consumer Focus Scotland in January 2008. Consumer Focus Scotland was formed from a merger of Scottish Consumer Council, energywatch Scotland and Postwatch Scotland. Douglas has held posts as Chief Executive at Ross & Cromarty District Council, Central Region Council, COSLA and Fife Council. Douglas is also Deputy Chair of the Accounts Commission of Scotland.
Political activity in the last five years: none.
Liz Breckenridge
Liz has been a Board Member of Consumer Focus Scotland since 2008. She was previously a Member of the Scottish Consumer Council and a Panel Member of Waterwatch Scotland. Liz is a Board Member of the Food Standards Agency and is a Public Interest Member for the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Liz was previously Marketing Director for Highland Spring Ltd and held senior posts in marketing for other global brands.
Political activity in the last five years: none.
Alan Hutton
Alan has been a Member of Consumer Focus Scotland since 2008. Alan was previously a Board Member of the Scottish Consumer Council, a Member of the Advisory Group of the National Consumer Council, and a Member of Energywatch Scotland. He is currently a Board Member of Energy Action Scotland. Having recently retired from his full-time position at Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU), Alan is now Visiting Professor of Political Economy at GCU and Senior Research Fellow at the Stirling Centre for Economic Methodology, University of Stirling.
Political activity in the last five years: none.
Coinneach Maclean
Coinneach has been a Member of Consumer Focus Scotland since 2008. Coinneach was latterly the Deputy Chief Executive of the National Trust of Scotland. Previously, he held posts in the public service in Scotland covering business, enterprise and housing.
Political activity in the last five years: none.
Angela McCormack
Angela has been a Member of Consumer Focus Scotland since 2008. Angela was a Member of Postwatch Scotland and worked in charity finance for Stepping Stones for Families. Angela has a background in finance, working for The Royal Bank of Scotland. She has wide experience in the voluntary sector, largely working with young people and for a disability charity. Angela is a Trustee and Company Secretary of Voluntary Action East Renfrewshire.
Political activity in the last five years: none.
Nicola Munro
Nicola has been a Member of Consumer Focus Scotland since 2008. During her Scottish Government career, she led work on health, environment, transport, housing, planning, third sector, equality and anti-poverty programmes. She is a board member of the Scottish Refugee Council and a Member of the Office of Rail Regulation’s consumer advisory forum.
Political activity in the last five years: none.
John Sawkins
John has been a Member of Consumer Focus Scotland since 2008. John served as a Panel Member of Waterwatch Scotland and Chair of its national Charging Committee until June 2011. He is a Professor of Economics, Head of the Department of Accountancy, Economics and Finance and Dean of Heriot-Watt University.
Political activity in the last five years: none.
Alan Sinclair
Alan has been a member of Consumer Focus Scotland since 2008. Alan is a Fellow of the Centre for Confidence and Well-being. His aim is to stop us as a society failing so many children. For 5 years he was at a national level, the Senior Director for Skills and Learning in Scottish Enterprise. He led youth and adult skill programmes, the formation of Career Scotland and Future Skill Scotland. Before Scottish Enterprise Alan started Heatwise and became the Chief Executive of the Wise Group that grew in scale and pioneered new ways of getting long term unemployed people into jobs. Alan was a member of the Scottish New Deal Task Force and a member of the UK Advisory Group on the New Deal. He was awarded a CBE for training unemployed people.
Political activity in the last five years: none.