Leadership team

Susan has more than 20 years’ experience in the public sector, having held senior positions within Glasgow City Council and Glasgow Life.

Core to Glasgow Life’s vision is the belief in the transformative power of culture and sport to fundamentally change people’s lives – helping to build happier, healthier, more prosperous and more productive communities.

Susan’s work includes overseeing Glasgow Life’s direct delivery of culture and sport services and programmes across the city. This includes responsibility for more than 100 public buildings, from iconic venues like the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall and Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum to The Mitchell Library and the Emirates Arena. Glasgow Life also operates an extensive network of community facilities, including 32 local libraries, 18 community centres and the Glasgow Club; Scotland’s largest health and fitness network.

Working in partnership with local and national agencies, Susan provides expertise, guidance, and leadership across key initiatives in support of Glasgow’s culture, sport, tourism and events priorities.

She also has responsibility for leading the development of major city strategies, which has included the refreshed Vision for Glasgow’s Libraries; the Glasgow 2030 Tourism Strategy; and the city’s new Culture and Events strategies. Glasgow Life is also currently developing innovative new city strategies for Community Learning, and Physical Activity and Sport, both of which will be published in 2025.

A key part of Billy’s remit includes directing Glasgow’s Events Strategy, working with local and national agencies, major cultural bodies, and UK and global sports federations to attract world-class events to the city.

Billy has been involved in the delivery of some of Glasgow’s most high-profile events and their associated cultural programmes, including the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships, and the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships.

In his role, Billy leads the work of the Glasgow Convention Bureau, which coordinates the city’s bids for more than 100 conferences and business events annually. He also provides leadership across Glasgow Life’s diverse portfolio of arts, music and cultural venues.

Alongside the grant funding Glasgow Life receives from Glasgow City Council, we generate income from our cultural and sporting services. Together with our fundraising income, this is reinvested in programmes and activities to support our charitable mission.

Jan’s role helps Glasgow Life to continue to provide experiences and events across the city, many of which are free, that enrich and enhance Glasgow’s communities.

With a wealth of experience through a career spanning more than 30 years in the cultural and sporting sectors, Andrew’s role underpins Glasgow Life’s commitment to improving Glasgow’s mental, physical and economic wellbeing through the power of culture and sport.