Built environment innovation centre welcomes new board members
BE-ST (Built Environment – Smarter Transformation) has welcomed eight key figures in the built environment and construction sectors onto its board. The new members bring experiences from industry and beyond, as well as expertise from retrofit, sustainability, property, energy, digital, innovation, and infrastructure.
This board refresh comes at the end of a serving period for several outgoing members of the board who have successfully supported the progress, governance, and the strategic direction of BE-ST.
The new board members, who will serve their tenure alongside thirteen existing board members, and board observers from Scottish Funding Council and Scottish Government, have been selected to complement existing board members’ skills and expertise.
As BE-ST enters the next phase of its ongoing mission to accelerate the built environment’s just transition to zero carbon, the board will continue to support and challenge the executive team, drive the strategic direction and performance of BE-ST, and engage with a range of wider BE-ST initiatives, key partnerships, and stakeholders.
The new members of the BE-ST Board are:
Anna Stoll, Net Zero & Energy Solutions Business Development, Growth and Strategy Lead, Amey
Brogan MacDonald, Head of Sustainability (Building Structures), Ramboll UK
Doug Morwood, Director, Business Development, Net Zero & Transformation, Centrica, and Founder, Regenerative Futures
Emily Carr, Senior Design Manager, Kier Construction
James York, Architect, Passivhaus Designer & Net Zero Carbon Building Consultant, Collective Architecture
Janice Russell, Managing Director, McTaggart Construction
Dr Parag Cameron-Rastogi, Director, Real Asset Analytics
Vanessa Murray, Founder, The Circle Partnership & Circle Academy
Stephen Good, CEO of BE-ST, said:
“I want to say a huge thank you to the outgoing board members who have supported us over recent years, during which we have delivered some of our biggest programmes and initiatives to date, including our rebrand to BE-ST, our transition from a five-year programme, to a long-term, SFC funded national innovation infrastructure asset, launching BE-ST Fest, the International Retrofit Conference and our Accelerate to Zero Awards, completing the retrofit of Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre at our Innovation Campus, and opening the Mass Timber Centre of Excellence, to name a few.
“Looking to the journey ahead, the team and I are really excited to get to work with and learn from our new board members and see how their expertise and guidance will further our mission.”
Nicola Barclay, Chair of the Board, said:
“It is my pleasure as Chair to welcome these new members onto the board. The BE-ST board plays a vital role in supporting the success of BE-ST and driving its mission to decarbonise the built environment. As we move forward with a focus on scaling solutions and creating a viable path to a sustainable future, I am confident that the diversity of experience on this refreshed board and the diversity of experience they bring will be an asset to the team and partners of the Innovation Centre.”