The Board

Our trustees are a body of volunteers who hold the full financial and legal responsibility for everything Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans deliver.

They are required to ensure that everything done by the two charities is solely and genuinely in pursuits of their goals. This includes maintaining a high standard of corporate governance, overseeing all we do, and ensuring we spend your money wisely.

Our trustees bring a wide range of knowledge, expertise and experience to the organisation and approve our strategic plans, annual budgets and annual accounts. 

Patron of Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans

His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, KG GCVO

Our Chair

Paul Bott

Chair of the Board

Paul is an experienced manager and trustee.

Our Trustees

Aidan McCorry

Aidan has extensive knowledge of both the public and third sectors, having worked as Chief Executive at Deaf Action, as Project Manager at Scottish Enterprise and as Director of Corporate Services at Apex Scotland.

Andrew McCall

Andrew is the Out of Hours Service Manager at NHS Forth Valley

David McArthur

David is the Director of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions for NHS Orkney.  

Gordon Michie

Gordon is a veteran who has 20 years of experience of managing and operating businesses in the UK, Europe and North America.

Jo Nove

Jo is an experienced leader and is the Director of Strategy, Communications, and Brand at Myeloma UK, a UK-wide blood cancer charity. 

Laraine Aikman

Laraine trained as a nurse and after leaving the service of the NHS, spent many years working in Medical Affairs in the Pharmaceutical Industry. 

Liz Porterfield MBE

Vice Chair of the Board

Liz Porterfield worked for the Scottish Government Health & Social Care Directorates as Head of Strategic Planning and Clinical Priorities until her retirement in 2017.

Sif Rai

Sif is a technology leader who in her varied career has supported a diverse range of tech companies through key growth stages.