AlbaPharm Boards

Board Members

AlbaPharm Limited

Ron Shiels - Chairman

Len McAllister

Francis Owens

David Currie

AlbaPharm AAH Limited

Len McAllister - Chairman

Bruce Scott - Vice Chair

Campbell Shimmins

Stephen Slaine

John Connolly

Mark Stakim

Gareth Dixon

AlbaPharm Unichem Limited

Francis Owens - Chairman

Directors' Biographies

Ronald Andrew Shiels

Aged 60 years. Married with two daughters. Registered in 1970 and worked for Boots in various managerial positions. Set up a new community pharmacy with my wife in 1986 at Culloden. A former chairman of Highland APC and member of the Scottish Executive of RPSGB for 14 years. A member of SPGC standing committee for 15 years and vice chairman for three years. Still a member of the National Appeal Panel for entry to the Pharmaceutical List.
Since selling my pharmacy in 2004 I have worked as a consultant for SPGC and AlbaPharm.
My hobbies include following Inverness Caley Thistle Football Club where I was customer care director, golf and photography.

Leonard Watts McAllister M.R.Pharm.S

Born: 4th November 1954
Educated at Ardrossan Academy
Herriot Watt University 1972-1976 qualified with honours degree in pharmacy
Pre-reg with Boots Leith Edinburgh
Managers posts with R Gordon Drummond from 1977 to 1980 in Musselburgh, Wester Hailes, Dundee and Washington
Joined Burrells Pharmacy as a partner in 1980.Currently owner of three businesses
Past Chairman of Grampian Contractors Committee.
Currently sit on Pharmacy locality group in Angus and on Tayside Area Pharmacy Committee.
Founder member of Albapharm,
Vice chairman 2003-2005
Chairman since 2005

Francis Owens

Aged 53, married to fellow pharmacist, Ann, living in Falkirk, Scotland.
Current positions held: Chairman, AlbaPharm UniChem Ltd.; Vice President, Alliance Boots European Pharmacists Forum; Member, Royal Pharmaceutical Society’s Scottish Pharmacy Board.

Previous positions held: Chair, Scottish Pharmaceutical General Council, 2001 - 2006, Vice Chair 1998 – 2001; Member, National Appeal Panel, 1992 - 2007; member, Scottish Exec. Health Dept. Primary Care Modernisation Group / Community Health Partnership Group, 2001-2004; Superintendent Pharmacist / Director, Bonnybridge Pharmacy Co. Ltd. 1981-2007; Forth Valley Area Pharmaceutical Committee 1984 - 2007; Forth Valley Pharmacy Contractors Committee, pre 1982 - 2007.
He is perhaps best known for his role in successfully leading his team in negotiating and delivering the new Scottish Pharmaceutical Care Services contract.
Interests: Family, hill walking, cycling, photography.
Aspiration: To walk the high Inca Trail, Peru, next May.

Bruce Scott

Graduated RGIT now known as The Robert Gordon University in 1977
Registration, Boots, Union Street, Aberdeen 1978
Relief Manager, Boots, Stirling 1978-1979
Branch Manager, Boots, Banff 1979-1981
Independent Community Pharmacist, Banff 1981-Present
Founder Director in AlbaPharm Ltd since 1999
I moved in the creation of Scotland’s first national buying group and hopefully the voice of Scottish Independent Community Pharmacy.

Campbell Shimmins (Community Pharmacist)

Qualified from Strathclyde University in 1989
Pre-registration at Boots
Became an independent contractor in 1993 practising in Doune
Member of Forth Valley APC since 1997
Contractor Committee member since 1997 and Chairman since 2000
Member of AlbaPharm since 1999 and Board member since 2003
Stirling CHP pharmacist member
Supplementary practitioner
Community Planning Scotland council member since 2002 and board member since 2003

Stephen Slaine

I work at McCloys Chemist in Kilrea, a small market town half an hour south of Coleraine. McCloys is a traditional pharmacy with old fixtures and has been serving the local community since 1947.
In May 2004, I completed the Supplementary Prescribing Course, at which point I became a member of AlbaPharm, as I needed more time, yet still needed to maximise dispensary profitability.
In 2007, we completed a major extension of our store which now provides us with two consultation rooms for extended pharmacy services. As well as obtaining professional fulfilment in developing these services, I take a very keen interest in developing the retail side of our business.
I became a director of AlbaPharm in Aug 2007.

John Connolly

Gareth Dixon

Mark Stakim