CPS’s Board 2025 - 2028
Published: 28/04/25
The CPS 2025 Election has now concluded. We’d like to thank everyone who got involved. We have some new faces and some familiar ones. We’d like to take this opportunity to welcome our new CPS Board for 2025 - 2028.
Chairman Martin Green and Vice-Chair James Semple are welcomed back to their respective roles, bringing with them decades of experience. Joining them on the CPS Board for the 2025 - 2028 term are:
Arvinder (Vinny) Bilon
Catriona Sinclair
Catriona Wright
Dara O’Malley
Fraser Frame
Gillian Hunter
Ifti Khan
John Connolly
Mark Feeney
Mark Millar
Mike Embrey
Nicol Baird
Scott Jamieson
Whether new or returning, we’d like to congratulate them all and we look forward to working with them during the 2025 - 2028 term.
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