Chief executives

The Chief Executive is the head of the Council’s paid staff and its principal adviser on policy matters. The Chief Executive has the responsibility for ensuring the efficient, effective and equitable discharge of Council strategy and responsibilities.

Note: The information below is now out of date following the local elections on 03.05.12 - This will be updated throughout the course of May 2012.

Councilsort icon Chief Executive
Aberdeen City Council Valerie Watts
Aberdeenshire Council Colin Mackenzie
Angus Council Richard Stiff
Argyll and Bute Council Sally Loudon
City of Edinburgh Council Sue Bruce
Clackmannanshire Council Elaine McPherson
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar Malcolm Burr
Dumfries and Galloway Council Gavin Stevenson
Dundee City Council David Dorward
East Ayrshire Council Fiona Lees
East Dunbartonshire Council Gerry Cornes
East Lothian Council Angela Leitch
East Renfrewshire Council Lorraine McMillan
Falkirk Council Mary Pitcaithly
Fife Council Ronnie Hinds
Glasgow City Council George Black
Highland Council Alistair Dodds
Inverclyde Council John Mundell
Midlothian Council Kenneth Lawrie
Moray Council Alastair Keddie
North Ayrshire Council Elma Murray
North Lanarkshire Council Gavin Whitefield
Orkney Islands Council Albert Tait
Perth and Kinross Council Bernadette Malone
Renfrewshire Council David Martin
Scottish Borders Council Tracey Logan
Shetland Islands Council Alistair Buchan
South Ayrshire Council David Anderson
South Lanarkshire Council Lindsay Freeland
Stirling Council Bob Jack
West Dunbartonshire Council David McMillan
West Lothian Council Graham Hope