John Baillie is a chartered accountant and former partner
of KPMG in Scotland and London. He is a former chair of
Audit Scotland and of the Scottish local authority
watchdog, the Accounts Commission for Scotland. He was also
a member of the reporting panel of the Competition and
Markets Authority for nine years. John has held various
roles in Scottish universities, including visiting
professor of accountancy at the University of Edinburgh,
and the Johnstone Smith Chair of Accountancy at the
University of Glasgow.
Catharine Seddon has 20 years experience as an
award-winning documentary film maker for the BBC and
running her own production company, and 13 years of NED
experience with national regulators in four different
government departments. She has served five years with the
Gambling Commission where she is currently the Senior
Independent Director. As a Commissioner, she sits on the
fourth National Lottery Competition Committee, on the
Remuneration Committee, and on the Commission’s change
programme, RESET. Catharine has also held non-executive and
committee roles with the Human Tissue Authority, the Legal
Services Board, the HFEA and the Pensions Regulator
Catherine also sits on tribunals in mental health and
employment and as a lay assessor on civil cases in the
county courts and she is a presiding magistrate. She has
recently been appointed to the Health Service Products
Appeal Tribunal. She is also a trustee for CPotential, a
special needs charity.
These roles are remunerated at £295 per day. These
reappointments have been made in accordance with the
Cabinet Office’s
Governance Code on Public Appointments, the process is
regulated by the Commissioner for Public Appointments. The
Government’s Governance Code requires that any significant
political activity undertaken by an appointee in the last
five years is declared. This is defined as holding office,
public speaking, making a recordable donation or
candidature for election. John Baillie and Catharine Seddon
have not declared any activity.
