Meet our Audit and Assurance Committee

Jennifer Duvall

Jennifer Duvall is a Chartered Accountant with fifteen years' experience in audit and financial services. She began her career with a Big 4 audit firm, gaining broad experience across a number of industries before moving to a national bank. At the bank Jennifer has held several roles including divisional and statutory reporting. She has been a co-opted member of the Committee since 2020.

Sharon Fairweather

Sharon has a financial background, spanning the private sector, health service and Scottish Government, where she was previously the Director of Internal Audit and Assurance. She has also worked on a voluntary basis with a number of charitable organisations, with a particular focus on young people.

Sarah Whitley

Sarah has over 37 years of experience in the finance and investment sector. Since 2018 she has been focused on voluntary roles which include being the President of St Andrew Boat Club. She is also an External Director of Rakuten Inc.

Stewart Carruth

Stewart is a former Chief Executive and Director of Corporate Governance in local government and is now an Operations Director for a start-up company. Stewart also has experience as a Board Member of the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), Chair of Finance Committee and former Board member of Social Investment Scotland, as well as being a current Non-Executive Director.

Leslie Rance

Leslie is a former corporate executive with more than 25 years of international experience, primarily in the mining and consumer goods industries. A versatile business leader, he has held several Board and executive roles, with responsibilities for his past employers’ corporate social investments in various countries.

Frances Mullan

Frances has a Masters in Charity Finance from Bayes Business School. With over a decade of experience as a volunteer treasurer for Scottish charities serving young people, she is applying her recent qualification to explore professional and creative solutions for addressing the governance and strategic challenges faced by these organisations.