The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Fiona Hyslop, today (Thursday 27 March) announced the appointment of Fiona Larkin as Commissioner to the Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB).
Fiona is a Chartered Accountant and currently the Chief Financial Officer at Aquacultured Seafood Limited.
Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Transport Fiona Hyslop said:
“I’m pleased to confirm Fiona Larkin as the new Scottish Commissioner to the Northern Lighthouse Board where she will take on the role as the Scottish Government’s nominated Board Member.”
Mike Bullock, Chief Executive of NLB said:
“We very much look forward to welcoming Fiona to NLB. As a Commissioner, Fiona will help provide non-executive leadership, challenge, oversight and support to the executive team through regular board and committee meetings, as well as participating in visits to NLB’s operational sites across Scotland and the Isle of Man.”
Fiona Larkin said:
“I am delighted to be appointed by Scottish Ministers as a Commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board and look forward to supporting the delivery of its vital safety service to mariners. It’s particularly exciting to be joining the organisation as it prepares for the arrival of a new hybrid powered Buoy Tender later this year.”
Commissioners contribute to the strategic leadership and governance of NLB, in the delivery of its critical safety service to mariners in Scottish and Isle of Man waters.
The appointment will take effect from 1 April 2025 for three years.
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- Fiona Larkin is a chartered accountant and currently the Chief Financial Officer at Aquacultured Seafood Limited, having held the same position over the past 10 years at Scottish Salmon Company and Dobbies. After qualifying as an accountant, Fiona worked as management consultant with PwC, a role that took her across Europe, working in multiple sectors and fuelling a desire to understand the business behind the numbers. In subsequent years she continued to work in a broad range of sectors from energy to aquaculture to financial services, gaining recognition for delivering business transformation and guiding businesses in their strategy development. In 2019 these came together as she led the successful sale process of Scottish Salmon.Fiona holds an LLB in Law and Accountancy from Edinburgh University. More recently she completed the Financial Times Non -executive director diploma and gained her Advanced Higher in Italian. Fiona lives in Edinburgh with her husband, grown up children and Murphy, the family dog.
- Our Board of Commissioners are the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland; the Lords Provost of Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen, and the conveners of the Councils for Highland, and Argyll and Bute; the Sheriffs Principal of all the sheriffdoms in Scotland; a Commissioner nominated by the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man and appointed by the Secretary of State; and up to five co-opted Commissioners.
