Audit and Risk Committee

Mark joined SPPA’s Audit & Risk Committee and Management Advisory Board in June 2024. 

As an experienced public service pensions trustee, Audit & Risk Committee Chair and fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, with over 20 years senior executive leadership in the rail industry, he uses his skills and experience to help organisations in a non-executive capacity in both audit and risk and across the board of directors, particularly in governance and strategic decision-making.

Kevin has many years of senior management experience in financial services. 

His particular expertise is in audit and risk management having worked for a variety of organisations in their internal audit functions at a senior level. He is strong advocate of continual improvement around audit delivery, risk frameworks and corporate governance and as a senior consultant with KPMG, he has undertaken quality reviews in several businesses which includes benchmarking the performance of audit functions and board committees against expected standards. 

In his spare time Kevin plays in a charity rock band and has raised thousands of pounds over the last 20 years for charitable causes

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Alan Wright has held a number of senior roles across policing over the last 30 years and has significant experience of corporate governance and transformational change. He is currently a Director and Chair of East Dunbartonshire Leisure and Culture Trust where he provides strategic oversight and guidance to the senior management team. Alan is also a Board member of the Scottish Mental Welfare Commission and an Associate Inspector with His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary.