Robbie Pearson
Non-Executive Director
First appointed 2 December 2024
Robbie has been Chief Executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland since December 2016 and was previously the organisation’s Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Scrutiny and Assurance. He is currently Chair of the NHS Board Chief Executives Group.
A graduate of St Andrews University, he joined the NHS general management training scheme in 1992.
He was Director of Planning and an Executive Board Member in NHS Borders, before joining the Scottish Government in 2010 as Deputy Director/Head of Healthcare Planning. He has served as a lay member of the General Teaching Council for Scotland and as a trustee of the mental health charity, Penumbra.
Interests outside of Wheatley Group:
Healthcare Improvement Scotland – Chief Executive
Intra-group appointments: None