Michael joined the Osprey Housing Board of Directors in 2006.
Michael spent almost 30 years in Local Government in Inverness, Angus and Aberdeen, nearly 25 as a Chief Officer, in various departments including Planning, Housing and Health & Social Care. In January 2006 he took early retirement and established himself as a management consultant/interim manager and has since followed his many and varied interests. Michael has had a long-standing interest in tackling fuel poverty and promoting energy efficiency. He is a Company Director of Scarf and Vice Chair of Aberdeen Heat & Power Ltd. Michael is also Chair of Scarf Enterprises (Scotland) Ltd and in addition he is on the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and recently joined the Board of the Disabled Persons Housing Service (DPHS) in Aberdeen. Michael also served on the NHS Grampian Board for a number of years. He remains a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Housing and a Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute.