Difference between revisions of "Financial Services Advisory Board"
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| + | Membership of the new Financial Services Advisory Board is: | ||
| + | *[[Jack McConnell]] First Minister | ||
| + | *[[Nicol Stephen]] Deputy First Minister | ||
| + | *[[John Campbell]] - [[State Street]] (Deputy Chair) | ||
| + | *[[Sandy Boyle]] - [[Amicus]] | ||
| + | *[[Graeme Dickson]] - [[Scottish Executive]] | ||
| + | *[[Ian Ferguson]] - [[Norwich Union]] | ||
| + | *[[Mike Jones]] - [[Lloyds TSB Scotland]] | ||
| + | *[[Jim McFarlane]] - [[Scottish Enterprise]] | ||
| + | *[[Ben Thomson]] - [[Noble Group]] | ||
| + | *[[Otto Thoresen]] - [[Aegon]] | ||
| + | *[[Martin Togneri]], [[Scottish Development International]] | ||
| + | *[[David Wallace]] - formerly [[Abbey]] | ||
| + | *[[Margaret Wallace]] - [[Morgan Stanley]] | ||
| + | *[[Willie Watt]] - [[Martin Currie]] | ||
| + | *HM Treasury observer | ||
| + | ==Role== | ||
| + | Early actions set out by the Financial Services strategy which the Advisory Board will help to oversee include: | ||
| + | * examining new air routes from Scotland to key financial services locations | ||
| + | * working with mobile phone operators and transport bodies to eliminate 'gaps' in coverage between Edinburgh and Glasgow | ||
| + | * examining ways of improving rail links between Edinburgh and Glasgow | ||
| + | * feeding in the needs of the industry to the Executive's Fresh Talent initiative | ||
| + | * enhancing work underway on financial education | ||
| + | * building better labour market knowledge | ||
| + | * boosting capability within the supply network{{ref|SE}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
| − | [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2005/10/24172533 Financial Services Advisory Board] | + | *{{note|SE}} [http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2005/10/24172533 Financial Services Advisory Board] |
Scottish Executive News Release, 24/10/2005 | Scottish Executive News Release, 24/10/2005 | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 27 May 2006
Membership of the new Financial Services Advisory Board is:
- Jack McConnell First Minister
- Nicol Stephen Deputy First Minister
- John Campbell - State Street (Deputy Chair)
- Sandy Boyle - Amicus
- Graeme Dickson - Scottish Executive
- Ian Ferguson - Norwich Union
- Mike Jones - Lloyds TSB Scotland
- Jim McFarlane - Scottish Enterprise
- Ben Thomson - Noble Group
- Otto Thoresen - Aegon
- Martin Togneri, Scottish Development International
- David Wallace - formerly Abbey
- Margaret Wallace - Morgan Stanley
- Willie Watt - Martin Currie
- HM Treasury observer
Role
Early actions set out by the Financial Services strategy which the Advisory Board will help to oversee include:
- examining new air routes from Scotland to key financial services locations
- working with mobile phone operators and transport bodies to eliminate 'gaps' in coverage between Edinburgh and Glasgow
- examining ways of improving rail links between Edinburgh and Glasgow
- feeding in the needs of the industry to the Executive's Fresh Talent initiative
- enhancing work underway on financial education
- building better labour market knowledge
- boosting capability within the supply network[1]
Notes
Scottish Executive News Release, 24/10/2005
