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NTS chief executive Simon Skinner, who was appointed in 2015 with a \u2018reform\u2019 agenda,\u00a0has admitted the charity \u2018occupies the same space\u2019 as Historic Environment Scotland (HES), which describes itself as \u2018the lead public body set up to investigate, care for and promote Scotland\u2019s historic environment\u2019.<\/p>\n
Skinner, who holds an MBA and was previously Chief Executive of Aegon Ireland Plc, after serving in a succession of senior leadership posts within the wider Aegon UK group of pension, insurance and investment businesses, said the bodies have a \u2018shared agenda\u2019 and referring to a possible merger, said: \u2018Over time, it is almost inevitable. The same space is being occupied and we need to look at that.\u2019<\/p>\n
He added: \u2018I think elements of it could come together. I don\u2019t see why you wouldn\u2019t. If you go to an industry analogy, you have back offices we both run, payroll systems, we have conservators, they have conservators.\u2019<\/p>\n
A spokesman for HES said there are\u00a0no\u00a0plans to merge the two bodies: \u2018We have a strong working relationship with colleagues at the National Trust for Scotland on a wide range of matters, such as the current Jacobites campaign and helping to manage and highlight world heritage sites such as St Kilda.\u00a0 However, there are no proposals to change the nature of that relationship.’<\/p>\n
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