Andrew Davis is a qualified accountant and experienced strategy and commercial director in the Scottish financial services sector. He currently holds the role of commercial director at TSB, having also held positions at Scottish Widows and Bank of Scotland.

Emma Herd chartered accountant and is currently head of corporate enablement and control at Aberdeen Standard Investments. She trained with KPMG and has worked in the financial services industry for two decades in the UK and Australia.

Fiona Hyslop, cabinet secretary for the economy, fair work and culture, announced the appointments to the board, which also include Jane Williamson and Terry Levinthal.

Commenting on the appointments, Jane Ryder, OBE, chair of Historic Environment Scotland (HES), said: “On behalf of the board, I am delighted to welcome Andrew, Emma, Jane and Terry to the Board of Historic Environment Scotland.

“The new board members bring a splendid range of experience and different perspectives, as we had hoped in initiating the recruitment process. They join our well-established board at an extraordinary time and together I believe we have the right mix of talent, skills, objectivity and commitment, to ensure the effective response to the immediate challenges and the longer-term development of the organisation.”

The appointments will be for four years and will run from 6 April 2020 to 5 April 2024.