Culture and Sport Glasgow (CSG) Board and Culture and Sport Glasgow (CSG) Community Interest Company (CIC) Board

Annette Christie was elected in 2017 as a Glasgow councillor for the East Centre ward and she was appointed as Convener to the Glasgow City Council’s Wellbeing Empowerment Community & Citizen Engagement Policy Development Committee in 2019.

A graduate of the University of Glasgow, Annette also trained as an actress at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and has been a lifelong supporter of the arts.

Having travelled and worked overseas for many years, Annette has been involved in a variety of business environments and has a broad range of experience in communications, national sales & marketing, business development, product promotion, brand building & reputation management, service delivery and client services.

Her political career has also involved advocacy and empowering disadvantaged communities and campaigning to affect social change, as well as championing the rights of women and girls.

Annette is also a board member of the Glasgow City Integrated Joint Board, and a trustee of Blindcraft Trust.

As Chief Executive, Susan leads Glasgow Life in its mission to inspire every citizen and visitor to Glasgow to become engaged and active in a city globally renowned for culture and sport.

Susan took over as Chief Executive of Glasgow Life in 2022. Previously as Deputy Chief Executive and Director of City Marketing and External Relations, Susan had strategic responsibility for a diverse portfolio within Glasgow Life, including Tourism; Museums and Collections; Arts, Music and Cultural Venues; and Marketing and Communications; as well as deputising for the Chief Executive.

Susan is a senior leader in culture and sport with a background in outdoor and site-specific theatre performance and events. She brings extensive experience in the management of large and complex public sector organisations and also in operating Glasgow Life as a charity.

Susan is well known as a strong advocate for Glasgow's tourism and visitor sector, and her work supporting the visitor economy has been well received at a national level.

Councillor McAveety was a member of Glasgow District Council from 1988 until 1996 and served as Convenor of the Arts and Culture Committee, which developed the Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art and initiated plans for the large scale development of Kelvingrove Gallery. From 1997 until 1999 Councillor McAveety served as Leader of Glasgow City Council.

After being elected to the Scottish Parliament in 1999, Councillor McAveety held positions including Deputy Minister for Local Government, Deputy Minister for Health and Community Care, and Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport, during which tenure he established the National Theatre of Scotland.

Councillor McAveety was re-elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2007 and until June 2010 served as Convener of the Public Petitions Committee and was Scottish Labour Party’s Shadow Minister for Sport.

In 2012, he was elected into Glasgow City Council and served as Leader of the Council for a second time from August 2015 until May 2017.

He has served as a board member for the Arches Theatre Company and Enterprise Scotland. He serves on the boards of the Scottish Event Campus (SEC) and Glasgow Housing Association.

Originally from Sweden, Eva Bolander has been a Councillor with Glasgow City Council since 2015 and was elected Lord Provost between May 2017 and October 2019. As a Councillor she represents Ward 10, which includes Glasgow City Centre and parts of the West End.

Before moving to Scotland in 1995 she studied Archaeology and other Social Sciences at University of Stockholm and was working for the Museum of National Antiquities and related services for ten years. She has also worked with corporate and management development and producing training materials for topics related to this.

Her keen interest in music brought her to Scotland as a learner and player of the bagpipes. Being an active band member in Stockholm Caledonia Pipe Band for over 10 years, she also took great interest in playing non traditional music on the pipes. Having also played the violin her music interests are wide and eclectic.

After studying Multimedia Production and Electronic Publishing at Glasgow College of Building and Printing she started her own business and was freelancing as a Website Designer and Consultant, specialising in accessibility. She has also worked for John Wheatley College/Glasgow Kelvin College as website editor and designer in the IT department, setting up websites and intranets and was part of the team working with communication during the merger of Colleges in Glasgow.  

She has always had a keen interest in local community and been instrumental in setting up local residents’ associations and held various positions in local Community Council and other associations.

Amongst other appointments as a Councillor, she is a board member of Glasgow Life, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Glasgow Jazz Festival and Chair for Merchant City Festival. 

Lee is a retired Scottish and British Athlete. From 2001 to 2012 she competed in every major championship for Scotland and Great Britain, including 3 Olympic Games, 3 Commonwealth Games, 6 World Championships and 4 European Championships. Winning a total of 9 major championship medals.

She has also been involved with a number of initiatives for the City of Glasgow, including:

• Part of The Bid Team for Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
• Glasgow City Council Health Commission (2008-2009)
• Glasgow City Council Commonwealth Games Legacy Board (2011-current)

John graduated with a MA (Hons) in History and Economic History from Glasgow University in 1967 and taught in a Glasgow comprehensive school while completing a MEd Degree.

He joined BBC Education in 1970 and held a number of senior positions before taking up the post of Controller of BBC Scotland in 1992, responsible for all BBC activities in Scotland.

John retired from the BBC in 2004 retired from the BBC in 2004and has held a range of appointments including, Chairman of the SQA, Chairman of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Electoral Commissioner for Scotland. He is currently vice-chair of Scottish Opera.

Sir Anton Muscatelli has been Principal and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, since October 2009. From 2007-2009 he was Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Heriot-Watt University.

An economist, his research interests are monetary economics, central bank independence, fiscal policy, international finance and macro economics.

Dilawer Singh was the first Asian and Sikh Police Officer in Scotland and spent over 30 years with Strathclyde Police and Her Majesty's Inspectorate.  He has raised thousands of pounds for different international charities through his sporting exploits. Dilawer was also part of the 2014 Commonwealth Games Bid Team and now sits on sub-committees for the legacy of the Games.

Iain is the Founder & CEO MCR Pathways, Chair of MCR Foundation & MCR Holdings.

Glasgow born and educated entrepreneur, Iain’s career has been taken him internationally in the development of 18 companies as Chairman or CEO and an adviser to over 100 others. Experienced in leading change in large scale organisations and also having led 3 successful new business start-ups, Iain has a particular track record in helping develop teams and individuals to realise their full potential.

After setting up his Charitable Foundation in Glasgow in 2006, Iain has now dedicated 5 years to lead and develop the transformational MCR Pathways mentoring and talent development programme. With staff now in every secondary school in Glasgow supporting over 1,500 of the most disadvantaged young people each week, the programme is now being embedded within the education system across the country. The plan is to establish MCR as a national model to ensure that the young people are defined by the talents and potential and never their circumstances.

Professor John Brown CBE was appointed Chairman of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde from 1st December 2015. John is also Chair of the Glasgow Centre for Population Health, the Chair of the NHS Scotland Global Citizenship Programme Board, the Co-Chair of the NHS Scotland Corporate Governance Steering Group, and Co-Chair of the West of Scotland Health Sciences Network and the Glasgow Health Sciences Partnership. He is a faculty member of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

John is a Chartered Management Accountant, has an MBA degree from the University of Glasgow and is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership & Management, a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries & Administrators.

In 2010, John was awarded a CBE in recognition of his contribution to improving leadership in the public sector. John is an Honorary Professor of the University of Glasgow and the University of Dundee, where he is also a member of the School of Business Advisory Board.

Siobhan was raised and schooled in Clydebank; and went on to study economics at Strathclyde University.  Having stopped work to raise a family, Siobhan became very active in Volunteering; with Toddler groups, children's sports groups and Barnardos. She has also been heavily involved, over many years, with Citizen Advice Edinburgh as both an advisor and activist in helping save bureaus from closure. These experiences have made her a passionate advocate of empowering individuals and communities to better their lives through active local engagement. She, along with her husband Sandy, set up a family foundation in 2019 to support a range of philanthropic causes.