The Treasury announces three new non-executive appointments to the Treasury Board. The appointments have been approved by the Chancellor of the Exchequer following an open competition involving the independent Office of the Civil Service Commissioners.
The new non-executive members of the Treasury Board will be:Dame Deirdre Hutton CBESir Callum McCarthy; andMichael O’Higgins
The appointments take effect from 1 October 2008 for a period of three years.
The Treasury Board shapes the vision, strategy and priority of the Treasury Group to deliver Ministers’ objectives and communicates these to staff and other stakeholders.
“I am delighted to welcome Deirdre, Callum and Michael to the Board,” says Nick Macpherson, Treasury permanent secretary and chair of the Treasury Board. “They bring extensive experience to supporting and challenging the Board’s work and I look forward to working with them.”