
News
10 February 2015
Reappointments and Extensions To The Royal
Commission on The Ancient and Historical
Monuments of Scotland
Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs today announced the
reappointment of four members and the extension of appointment for the chair and
three members to the Royal Commission of the Ancient and Historical Monuments
Scotland
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland:
 Identifies, surveys and interprets the built environment of Scotland;
 Preserves, cares for and adds to the information and the items in the National
Collection relating to the archaeological, architectural and historical
environment;
 Promotes public understanding and enjoyment of the information and items in
the Collection.
Reappointments
Tom Dawson is an archaeologist who works with community groups around the
coast of Scotland. He specialises in heritage sites threatened by coastal processes
and climate change. He is a Research Fellow at the University of St Andrews and
Director of The Centre for Archaeology, Technology and Cultural Heritage. He is a
member of Council of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland.
Dr Jeremy Huggett is a senior lecturer in archaeology at the University Of Glasgow
and Head of the School Of Humanities, with thirty years’ experience working in
computer applications in archaeology. Particular research interests include digital
curation, open access to data, the use of geographical information systems and the
social and philosophical implications of information technologies in archaeology.
Paul Jardine is an economist and accountant and is Managing Director of Jura
Consultants. Jura Consultants was founded by Paul in 1997 and provides
management consultancy services to the UK and European Heritage sector. His
particular speciality is business planning for heritage assets. He teaches at
University College London on issues relating to Heritage Management. When not
working he can be found cycling in the Scottish Borders.
Judith Quartson-Mochrie is an architect who has worked internationally in Paris,
Berlin and Istanbul and is now based in Edinburgh. She has worked with several
well-known architectural practices on a range of contemporary and sensitive
historical building projects. Her work also covers gallery and exhibition design,
notably the “Architecture For All” gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum in
London, where working with the collections of both the Royal Institute of British
Architects and the V&A, there was a desire to make architecture as accessible as
possible. As a former Communications Director with Gareth Hoskins Architects in
Glasgow, Ms Quartson-Mochrie also brings experience in public relations and media
skills.
Extensions
Professor John Hume (Chair) has an extensive knowledge of Scotland’s built
heritage, especially of its industrial component and of church buildings. For twenty
years he lectured in economic, social and industrial history at the University of
Strathclyde. He subsequently worked for fifteen years in Historic Scotland and its
predecessors as an inspector of ancient monuments and of historic buildings, retiring
as Chief Inspector of Historic Buildings. In various capacities he has had
considerable experience of corporate governance, organisation, maturation,
negotiation and mediation and of dealing with conflict resolution and with difficult
human resources issues. Since 1967 he has served as chairman of a wide variety of
heritage-related organisations.
Dr Kate Byrne is a Research Fellow in informatics at the University of Edinburgh,
specialising in natural language engineering and semantic computing. Before moving
to academic research she was an IT manager with many years’ experience
particularly in Scottish cultural heritage bodies. She has worked in the public, private
and academic sectors and has served on the Boards of a number of public and
private organisations. Outside her professional life, Kate is a keen glider pilot and
has many years’ experience as a flying instructor.
John Hunter has a long history of excavation and survey in Scotland and has
authored a number of books. Most of his archaeological work has been based in the
Northern and Western Isles involving research into such diverse topics as the
Orcadian Neolithic and the ?? fishing industry on Harris. He has also been a pioneer
of the discipline of forensic archaeology and continues to work operationally with
police forces throughout the UK in searching for and recovering buried victims of
homicide.
Dr Gordon Masterton is a Vice President of Jacobs Engineering and was UK
government Project Representative for Crossrail, the biggest construction project in
Europe, from 2009-13. He has been President of the Institution of Civil Engineers;
President of the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland and Chairman
of Construction Industry Council. He currently chairs ICE’s Panel for Historical
Engineering Works and the Standing Committee on Structural Safety. He launched
the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame in 2011 and chairs the judging panel. He has
honorary doctorates from Glasgow Caledonian University and Heriot-Watt University
and in 2008 was awarded an OBE for services to Civil Engineering.
Tom Dawson, Dr Jeremy Huggett and Paul Jardine’s reappointments will run from 1
October 2014 to 30 September 2015. Judith Quartson-Mochrie’s reappointment will
run from 1 November 2014 to 30 September 2015.
Professor John Hume’s extension will run from 1 April 2014 to 30 September 2015.
Dr Kate Byrne and Dr Gordon Masterton’s extensions will run from 1 November 2014
to 30 September 2015. John Hunter’s extension will run from 1 October 2014 to 30
September 2015.
These reappointments and extensions are part-time and require a time commitment
of 2 days per month. These appointments are not remunerated.
None of the appointees hold any other Public Appointments.
This reappointment is regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public
Life in Scotland.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the
selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan
recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity within the
last five years (if there is any to be declared) to be made public. None of the
appointees have undertaken any political activity in the last five years.