Hugh is a Chartered Accountant who has recently retired after working in Scottish housing and care for 30 years.  He has significant experience in long term financial planning, treasury management, risk management and governance in charitable organisations, and in supporting Boards and management teams in these areas. Over the last 20 years, he has been a Board member and Trustee at several housing and care providers and he was also Chair of the Board of an FE College through the pandemic period.

His career began in audit, and after roles in the NHS, housing and management consultancy, he was Finance Director at Scotland’s second largest housing association for 12 years, with responsibility for financial planning and reporting, governance, HR and IT.