Nicola Anderson, Garry Forsyth KPM, Brian Howarth, Nancy Johnson and Andrew Richmond have all been appointed as members of the SPA.

Ms Anderson is a senior leader in technology, innovation, regulation and public policy, with extensive experience across the public and private sectors. She has held senior roles in financial services regulation and led the strategic growth of Scotland’s fintech cluster as chief executive of FinTech Scotland.

Mr Forsyth KPM retired from policing as chief constable of Bedfordshire in 2023 following a career in six different forces around the UK. He was one of the UK’s counter terror commanders, and a highly experienced gold commander for public order, firearms and chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN). He was also one of the gold commanders for the Olympic Games.

Mr Howarth is a qualified accountant with 30 years’ experience as a public sector auditor. He spent the last 15 years in a senior role in Audit Scotland. He has worked across Scotland with public sector organisations and has wide experience of engaging with boards, committees and senior officers.

Ms Johnson has more than 20 years’ experience in senior legal, regulatory and compliance roles, in particular in regulated sectors such as telecoms and financial services. She has worked for several regulators, both in the UK and in the EU and also brings skills in leadership and governance of complex organisations through legal and cultural change, and in legal and regulatory risk management.

Mr Richmond has extensive non-executive experience in finance, audit, risk, strategy and governance. In his executive career as a UK equities analyst in the City of London, he sat on a wide range of boards in the public, private and not for profit sector.

The appointments are for four years from 5 January 2026 until 4 January 2030 and attract remuneration of £324.92 per day for a time commitment of up to six days per month.