Register of members' interests

Register of members' interests, version 1 as published April 2025

Category One: Remuneration

Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct for Board Members, Section 4, para 4.3 – 4.11 refer

Member Interests
Aidan O’Carroll
  • Non-Executive Director Hillhouse Estates Ltd
  • Non-Executive Director of Valu-Trac Investment Management Ltd.
Jean Lindsay
  • Crown Estate Scotland Board Member
  • Non-Legal Member of the Employment Tribunal (Scotland).
Martin McEwen
  • Group Tax Director, SSE PLC
  • Company Secretary and Senior Accounting Officer, Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited (non-remunerated)
  • Trustee of the SSE Southern Group of the Electricity Supply Pension Scheme (non-remunerated)
  • Director of SSE Southern Group Trustee Limited (non-remunerated)
  • Member of the Crown Estate Scotland Board and Chair of their Audit and Risk Committee.
Simon Cunningham
  • Various ad-hoc consulting engagements , e.g. facilitated risk and related workshops for Board of Trustees
Idong Usoro
  • Director/Owner of Digital Treetop Ltd, Data Science, digital transformation solutions and consultancy company.
  • Lead/Chief Enterprise Architect, Castle Water Limited
Rt Hon Ken Macintosh
  • Associate Director, Arden Strategies working on strategic campaigns and good governanceprojects in the UK and internationally
  • Associate, Global Partners Governance working on international projects
  • Assessor of Officeholders on behalf of the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body
  • Various ad-hoc consulting engagements e.g. Chair or speaker at various conferences & events across Scotland.
  • Advisor to the learning disabilities charity, Enable 
 Robert MacIntosh
  • Owner/Director of Robert MacIntosh Ltd, Consultancy & Publishing company
Stephen Ramsay
  • Head of Information and Cyber Security, GRC, and Legal at Desana Network Limited.
  • Completing “A Number” Modules at Robert Gordon University Funded by the Scottish Upskilling fund
Elizabeth Barnes
  • No registerable interests
Julie Hesketh-Laird
  • Owner of Hesketh-Laird Consulting which offers consulting services to companies and trade bodies, presently for services to the alcohol industry. Main client is FIVS, the International Wine Federation for who I have the title: CEO

Category Two: Related Undertakings

Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct for Board Members, Section 4, para 4.12 – 4.14 refer

Member Interests
Aidan O’Carroll
  • No registerable interests
Jean Lindsay
  • No registerable interests
Martin McEwen
  • No registerable interests
Simon Cunningham
  • No registerable interests
Idong Usoro
  • No registerable interests
Rt Hon Ken Macintosh
  • No registerable interests
Robert MacIntosh
  • No registerable interests
Stephen Ramsay
  • No registerable interests
Elizabeth Barnes
  • No registerable interests
Julie Hesketh-Laird
  • Co-Owner of Pentland Spirits, Independent spirits bottlers.

Category Three: Contracts

Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct for Board Members, Section 4, para 4.15 – 4.16 refer

Member Interests
Aidan O’Carroll
  • No registerable interests
Jean Lindsay
  • No registerable interests
Martin McEwen
  • No registerable interests
Simon Cunningham
  • No registerable interests
Idong Usoro
  • No registerable interests
Rt Hon Ken Macintosh
  • No registerable interests
Robert MacIntosh
  • No registerable interests
Stephen Ramsay
  • No registerable interests
Elizabeth Barnes
  • No registerable interests
Julie Hesketh-Laird
  • No registerable interests

Category Four: Houses, Land and Buildings

Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct for Board Members, Section 4, para 4.17 – 4.18 refer

Member Interests
Aidan O’Carroll
  • Joint owner of several residential properties in Scotland that are rented out.
  • Joint owner of a property in Fife.
Jean Lindsay
  • Joint owner of another residential property in Fife that is rented out
  • Joint owner of second property in Edinburgh
Martin McEwen
  • Owner of a flat in Edinburgh
Simon Cunningham
  • No registerable interests
Idong Usoro
  • No registerable interests
Rt Hon Ken Macintosh
  • Part owner of family house in Skye
Robert MacIntosh
  • No registerable interests
Stephen Ramsay
  • No registerable interests
Elizabeth Barnes
  • No registerable interests
Julie Hesketh-Laird
  • Joint owner of 2 residential flats in Edinburgh that are rented out

Category Five: Interest in Shares and Securities

Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct for Board Members, Section 4, para 4.19 refers

Member Interests
Aidan O’Carroll
  • Investment portfolio managed by Julius Baer in which there may be several shares whose nominal value will be in excess of £25k. I have no direct dealings in those shares or the underlying companies.
  • Interest in loans provided through Lending Crowd
Jean Lindsay
  • No registerable interests
Martin McEwen
  • No registerable interests
Simon Cunningham
  • No registerable interests
Idong Usoro
  • Investment portfolio managed by Forester Life in which there may be shares across multiple
  • companies and assets. I have no direct dealings in the shares or the underlying companies.
Rt Hon Ken Macintosh
  • No registerable interests
Robert MacIntosh
  • No registerable interests
Stephen Ramsay
  • No registerable interests
Elizabeth Barnes
  • Investment portfolio managed by Quilter in which there may be shares across multiple companies and assets. No direct dealings in the shares or the underlying companies.
Julie Hesketh-Laird
  • No registerable interests

Category Six: Gifts and Hospitality

Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct for Board Members, Section 4, para 4.20 refers

Member Interests
Aidan O’Carroll
  • No registerable interests
Jean Lindsay
  • No registerable interests
Martin McEwen
  • Periodically I speak at conferences and seminars because of my position as Head of Tax at SSE plc, mainly on tax transparency and responsible corporate taxpayer behaviour. I never accept fees and any travel expenses are paid for by SSE plc. As a speaker, I am usually provided with modest hospitality including lunch or similar. I will notify Revenue Scotland of any significant external speaking engagements in advance.
Simon Cunningham
  • No registerable interests
Idong Usoro
  • Occasionally, I am invited to speak at conferences and events in the UK and Europe about Digital Healthcare Innovation the application of emerging technologies, Enterprise Architecture and Digital Transformation in different sectors. Reasonable expenses are usually covered and sometime along with fees for my time. I will notify Revenue Scotland of any external speaking engagements in advance.
Rt Hon Ken Macintosh
  • No registerable interests
Robert MacIntosh
  • No registerable interests
Stephen Ramsay
  • No registerable interests
Elizabeth Barnes
  • No registerable interests
Julie-Hesketh Laird
  • No registerable interests

Category Seven: Non-Financial Interests

Revenue Scotland Code of Conduct for Board Members, Section 4, para 4.21 – 4.22 refer

Member Interests
Aidan O’Carroll
  • Fellow of Institute of Directors Scotland (IoD) and Chartered Director
  • Member of ARC at Institute of Directors
  • Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland ( ICAS )
  • Treasurer of Dun Whinny Golf Club
Jean Lindsay
  • Chartered Fellow of the Institute of Personnel and Development
Martin McEwen
  • Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation
  • Chair of the Electricity Industry Tax Forum
Simon Cunningham
  • Director, Free Church of Scotland Pensions Scheme Trustees Ltd, Chair - Investment Committee
  • Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
  • Member of the Institute of Risk Management
  • Director, Abernethy Trust Ltd
  • Life Member Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
  • Member John Muir Trust
Idong Usoro
  • Member of the Association of Enterprise Architects
  • Trustee/Non-Executive Director for the National Examination Board for Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH)
Rt Hon Ken Macintosh
  • Chair of Trustees, Lar Housing Trust
  • Trustee, Bank of Scotland Foundation
  • Honorary Trustee, Melanoma Action and Support Scotland
  • Member of the Privy Council
  • Fellow of the Royal Academy of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce
  • Honorary Vice President Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland
Robert MacIntosh
  • Fellow of the British Academy of Management
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
  • Fellow of the Institute for Engineering and Technology
  • Chair of the Social Care Charity Turning Point Scotland
Stephen Ramsay
  • Member of the SNP, with no active organizational or formal involvement
  • Member of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
  • Registered Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
  • Member of the British Computer Society (BCS)
  • Member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA) and hold CISA
  • Member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) 
Elizabeth Barnes
  • No registerable interests
Julie Hesketh-Laird
  • Member of the Grampian Speleological Society
  • Member of the Mendip Caving Group (registered charity)
  • Member of the Scottish Cave Rescue Organisation (SCRO)
  • Member of the Jacobite’s Mountaineering Club
  • Member of the Chartered Institute of Brewing & Distilling
  • Member of the AIDV International Wine Law Association
  • Lifelong Keeper of the Quaich

Page Revisions

  • 13 May 2025, 12:11