The Trustees
The Trustees
Inverness Harbour Trust, the body responsible for operating the Port of Inverness, has a Board of eight Trustees, seven non-executive members who are appointed for three-year terms and the Chief Executive.
George Macleod
George Macleod has over 40 years of experience in oil and gas/marine engineering in senior executive and company director roles.
A Fellow of the Institute of Directors, he has held many directorships over the years. George has considerable experience in international project management, contract negotiations, business development and management. Having recently sold his shipping business he is currently managing director of the family business which covers marine consultancy, property development and construction. He was born and brought up in the Highlands.
Sinclair Browne
Sinclair Browne was appointed chief executive of Inverness Harbour Trust in July 2011 and is a qualified chartered surveyor.
He has over 30 years’ experience in the commercial property market where he was involved in a number of high profile projects. Before joining the Harbour Trust he was a partner in an international firm of property consultants. Sinclair is a non executive director of the Highland Housing Alliance and a former non-executive director of Inverness Chamber of Commerce.
Heidi Hellmann
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Heidi Hellmann has more than 30 years’ experience in the energy sector and was Head of Group Strategy at both Centrica plc and BG Group plc.
Currently a senior advisor with the strategy consulting firm Marakon, she advises clients on the net zero transition. Heidi also sits on the Board of Notting Dale Heat Network which has been set up by the local council to deliver a zero-carbon local heating scheme to reduce fuel poverty on Lancaster West housing estate in London.
Catriona Maclean
Catriona has been Deputy Director of the Scottish Government’s Public Bodies Unit since November 2020.
From 2017 to 2020 she was Head of the Rural Economy and Communities Division which has a wide ranging remit, including developing a vision for rural Scotland. Previously Catriona was the Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission. Born in Glasgow, Catriona returned with her parents to their native Lewis, where she finished her education at The Nicolson Institute before moving to Inverness. Catriona is a lay member of the Law Society for Scotland.
Gary I Campbell
Gary is currently the Chief Executive of the Crofting Commission, prior to which he held a number of senior appointments at the University of the Highlands & Islands.
A Chartered Accountant by profession, he has lived in Inverness for over 30 years and held various senior management, sales and finance roles in the private, academic and public sectors. During that time he was also a visiting lecturer at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
Russell Thomson
Following 10 years’ service as a Deck Officer in the Merchant Navy, Russell moved ashore to the Isle of Skye in 1989 to take up the position of Port Manager for Caledonian MacBrayne on the Kyle-Kyleakin route. On the closure of that service in 1995, Russell became Skye Bridge Manager and then moved to Inverness in 2004 to take up the role of Waterway Manager of the Caledonian Canal. In 2014 was appointed as Head Of Operations for Scottish Canals.
In parallel to this, Russell secured a place on the Board of Inverness Harbour Trust in 2014, and on which he served for nine years.
In 2022, Russell retired from Scottish Canals and took the opportunity to develop his own consultancy business focusing on port and maritime operations.
Joe Duncan
Joe has practiced as a solicitor in Inverness for over 30 years specialising in property matters both commercial and domestic including development work, leasing, acquisition and sale of businesses etc. He was formerly a partner with the well-established local firm
Anderson Shaw and Gilbert and following a merger in 2022 is currently a partner in
Ledingham Chalmers LLP.
He has a wealth of local knowledge and contacts.
Eddie Scott
Eddie is a director of a Hydrosafe, a health and safety consultancy business specialising in marine renewable energy projects, particularly offshore wind, wave, tidal energy and hydro power generation.
He has worked in the marine sector for over 40 years, holding senior HSE roles in renewable energy, power conversion and marine construction companies.
In line with the 2002 Harbour Revision Order, candidates for Board membership must demonstrate knowledge, experience or ability in one or more of the following disciplines:
- Management of harbours
- Shipping or other forms of transport
- Financial management
- Safety or personnel management
- Commercial marketing or information technology
- Environmental matters affecting harbours
- Any other skills and abilities considered from time to time by the Trustees to be relevant to the discharge of their functions
- The objective is to obtain a board that is independent and fit for purpose rather than representative of particular interests
All Trustees undergo an Annual Appraisal as part of their appointment.