Marieke’s career in Scotland spans over 25 years in the public and voluntary sector in a wide range of roles. She was Director of Consumer Focus Scotland, and a member of the senior management team that established the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. She has held positions in the Scottish Government, where amongst other things she worked on Access to Justice issues, and prior to that was Depute Director at Shelter Scotland. She started her career in Scotland at Citizens Advice Scotland.
Marieke brings expertise in corporate governance, regulation, legal services and in the management of organisational change, and has experience of representing the consumer interest in a range of fields. She graduated in Law from Utrecht University in The Netherlands.
Marieke is currently a non-executive member of the Board of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Legal Aid Board and Food Standards Scotland, and away from work is a keen climber, hillwalker and sea-kayaker.