Annexe A: Note of Meeting, 17th/ 18th November 2025
Public Audit Committee: Informal discussion with HIE/CMSL
Monday 17 November 2025
Meeting with HIE/CMSL Senior management team and staff
Present:
Richard Leonard, Jamie Greene, Graham Simpson, Colin Beattie (PAC Members)
Edward Mountain (NZET Member)
HIE senior management team and staff– Stuart Black (CEO), Sandra Dunbar (Director of Corporate Services), Audrey McIver (Area Manager Inner Moray Firth), Elaine Hanton (Cairngorm Programme Lead), Peter Dennis (Construction Project Manager), Paul Dzialdowski (Property Manager)
CMSL senior management team and staff – Mike Gifford (CEO), Tim Hurst (ex-interim CEO and board member), Jim Cornfoot (Land Manager), Colin Matthew (Head of Technical Operations), Angus Trinder (Marketing Manager),
Scottish Parliament staff – Katrina Venters, Linda Peter, Kelly Eagle, Andy Hogg
Presentation on Local Economy and role of Cairngorm Mountain – HIE’s Area Manager for the Inner Moray Firth
Members received a presentation which covered the impact of the funicular, non- monetary benefits, HIE support in the local community including relationships with commercial, third sector and public partners
Question raised about barriers to living...