Today (24 November 2025) OSCR announced that Quentin Fisher has been appointed as Interim CEO for an initial three-month period. Quentin joins OSCR from the Scottish Government. He will cover the role of Katriona Carmichael, CEO, during an extended period of absence.

Since joining the Scottish Executive in 1999, Quentin has spent most of his civil service career in the Justice Directorate, working in a number of roles across a range of policy areas. He joins OSCR from the Sentencing and Penal Policy Commission where he was the Head of the Secretariat. Prior to that he was the Deputy Director for Community Justice.

Quentin has previously worked at OSCR. He was the Deputy Bill Team leader for the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Bill and later headed the team which set up OSCR following the passing of the Act. Between 2006 and 2012, he worked at OSCR as a Senior Legal Advisor and later the Head of Policy and Development.

Marieke Dwarshuis, OSCR Chair said:

“The Board is delighted that Quentin will join OSCR to lead the organisation through both an exciting and challenging period as we develop and articulate our future priorities and Corporate Strategy, aligning these with the Public Service Reform Agenda and wider funding pressures.”