Creative Scotland chair to step down

The figurehead of Scotland’s national arts funding body is to step down due to illness.

Creative Scotland said Richard Findlay, who was appointed in January 2015, will leave his post as chair this week.

A temporary chair is expected to be put in place as soon as possible while the Scottish Government recruits a replacement.

Mr Findlay, a former chief executive of Scottish Radio Holdings and chair of STV, was the National Theatre of Scotland’s founding chair.

Mr Findlay, 73, also had a spell as chair of the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh.

Mr Findlay who was award- ed the CBE in 2013 for services to the arts and creative industries, replaced former Standard Life chief executive Sir Sandy Crombie.

A statement from Creative Scotland said: “It is with sadness and regret that we announce that our chair, Richard Findlay CBE, will be step- ping down this week owing to ill-health.

“The Scottish Government is in the process of putting in place interim arrangements and will begin the process of recruiting a permanent chair as soon as possible. More information will be announced in due course.”