HUB East Central Scotland has appointed Professor John Brown as its new chair.
Professor Brown has been chair of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde since 2015 and is due to step down from this role at the end of November. He is a former senior civil servant and is an advisor to the Scottish Government on corporate governance.
John is also the author of the NHS Scotland Blueprint for Good Governance and a senior faculty member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh‘s quality governance collaborative.
In 2010, he was awarded a CBE in recognition of his contribution to improving leadership in the public sector.
John takes over from Ian Mullen who stepped down earlier this year after leading the board since the company’s inception.
Gary Bushnell, chief executive of hub East Central Scotland, said, “We are delighted to welcome John to the board as our new chair. His extensive experience across public and private sector will be an invaluable asset to the organisation as we extend our focus to create long term social impact in communities across our region.”
Professor John Brown added, “I am delighted to be joining the team at hub East Central at an exciting time as they continue to deliver a range of new community facilities designed to meet the specific needs of their localities. Not least of these is Scotland’s largest education project at the new £112 million Dunfermline Learning Campus, due for completion next year.
“Looking ahead, our focus will remain on working closely with public sector partners to support strategic development that will enable the transformation from an initial concept to providing high quality facilities that boost skills development, economic impact and sustainability in our communities.”
hub East Central Scotland has delivered £600 million of facilities that are open and serving communities, with a further £240 million currently in construction and a development pipeline of new projects of around £200 million.
