Who are the Board Members?

The membership of the Board reflects the partnership approach which is essential to improving health and health care.  Members have been appointed by the Health Minister on the basis of their particular expertise or position which will enable them to contribute to making strategic decisions about health and health care in Grampian.

The Non-Executive Members of the Board are:

• Councillor Bill Howatson,  Chair
  Mr David Anderson 
• Mr Raymond Bisset
• Mrs Jenny Greener
• Mrs Christine Lester
• Dr Lynda Lynch
  Councillor Barney Crockett Aberdeen City Council Councillor
  Anne McKay, Moray Council
  Mrs Sharon Duncan,  Employee Director
• Professor Mike Greaves,  University Representative  
• Mrs Linda Juroszek, Chair, Area Clinical Forum
• Mr Mike Scott
• Mr Charles Muir
  Mr Jonathan Passmore
  Mr Terry Mackie
  Councillor Anne Robertson, Aberdeenshire Council
  

The Executive Members of the Board are:

• Mr Richard Carey,  Chief Executive
• Dr Roelf Dijkhuizen,  Medical Director
• Mr Alan Gray,  Director of Finance
• Professor Sir Lewis Ritchie -  Director of Public Health
  Mrs Elinor Smith,  Director of Nursing and Quality

The Board Secretary is:

• Mrs Laura Gray,  Director of Corporate Communications

The following representatives also attend Board meetings:

• representative of the Grampian Area Partnership Forum (to support the close involvement of staff)
• chairmen of the local professional advisory committees (to provide professional input as required), these represent doctors, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, ophthalmologists and allied health professions such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy.