Martin is a retired Health Service Senior Manager and former Trust Chief Executive, having most recently served as Vice-Chair of Lothian NHS Board and a member of Edinburgh and West Lothian Integration Joint Boards and, before that, as a non-executive member of NHS 24.

He currently serves as a Board member of the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), with particular interest in climate change and environmental sustainability within health.

Martin has wide ranging experience in strategy development, executive coaching, leadership development and change management.