Public appointment: Members reappointed to the Revenue Scotland Board

The Minister for Public Finance, Mr McKee, today announced the reappointment of Jean Lindsay, Ken Macintosh, Robert MacIntosh and Idong Usoro as Members of the Revenue Scotland Board.

Members

Jean Lindsay is an HR professional with a background mainly in the public sector. She was formerly the head of profession for HR at The Forestry Commission and is a Chartered Fellow of The Institute of Personnel and Development (FCIPD). Jean has significant experience in senior leadership, people management, corporate governance, health and safety and change management, including large scale organisational restructuring. She is a qualified executive coach and Myers-Briggs practitioner. She is also a Member of The Employment Tribunal (Scotland).

 

Ken Macintosh is a political and parliamentary consultant following his time as an MSP and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. He was born in Inverness and went to school in Portree and Oban, going on to study History at Edinburgh University. He began his career in News and Current Affairs with the BBC before being elected to the first Scottish Parliament in 1999. He is chair of Lar Housing trust, a member of the Privy Council and an advisor to Enable, the charity for people with learning disabilities.

 

Robert MacIntosh is Professor of Strategic Management, Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Interim Deputy Vice Chancellor at the University of the West of Scotland. He has a PhD in engineering and his work focuses on strategy and change with senior leadership teams. He has worked with over 100 organisations and has significant experience as a chair and trustee. His expertise in leadership and strategic change will support the work of Revenue Scotland. He is a Fellow of the Institution for Engineering and Technology, the Academy of Social Sciences and the British Academy of Management. He is a former chair of the Chartered Association of Business Schools and the chair of the social care charity Turning Point Scotland.

 

Idong Usoro is a seasoned Non-Executive Director and technology leader with experience across several sectors. He has collaborated or worked with leaders in over 100 organisations, overseeing and delivering business, technology strategies and transformations. Idong’s professional focal areas of expertise are in business strategy, governance, risk, driving technology maturity and digital transformations with boards, executive teams. He maintains deep sector expertise in building and delivering change through Enterprise Architecture and emerging technologies in both regulated and unregulated industries for established and growing multinational organisations within his portfolio. In his recent board roles, Idong has served on the Abbeyfield England board and the National Examination Board for Occupational and Social Health (NEBOSH) as a Non-Executive board member.

Reappointment

Ken Macintosh, Robert MacIntosh and Idong Usoro will be reappointed for three years from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2028. Jean Lindsay will be reappointed for one year from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

The reappointments are regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner.

Remuneration

The reappointments are part-time and attract a remuneration of £303.52 per day for a time commitment of 36 days per annum.

Other ministerial appointments

Jean Lindsay is a Member of the Board of Crown Estate Scotland for which she receives remuneration of £225.42 per day, for a time commitment of two days per month.

Ken Macintosh, Robert MacIntosh and Idong Usoro do not hold any other public appointments.

Political activity

All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process.  However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity within the last five years (if there is any to be declared) to be made public.   

Ken Macintosh was a Labour MSP from 1999 and became Presiding Officer

Jean Lindsay, Ken Macintosh, Robert MacIntosh and Idong Usoro have had no political activity within the last five years.

Background

Revenue Scotland is Scotland’s first tax authority since the Act of Union in 1707. Following Devolution in 1999, The Scotland Act 2012 gave the Scottish Parliament powers to administer two Scottish taxes; Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) and Scottish Landfill Tax (SLfT). These taxes came into effect on 1 April 2015, replacing their UK equivalents (Stamp Duty Land Tax and UK Landfill Tax respectively).

Revenue Scotland was established as a Non-Ministerial Office (NMO) on 1 January 2015. It is independent of the Scottish Government and Scottish Ministers and is accountable instead to the Scottish Parliament.

The organisation has a Board with seven members, a Chief Executive and a Senior Leadership Team. The Board is responsible for determining the overall vision, strategic aims and objectives of Revenue Scotland, in accordance with their statutory duties and within the framework agreed with Scottish Ministers.  It also oversees the delivery of planned results by monitoring performance against agreed strategic aims, objectives and targets.