
Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 01786 468796
Email: julie.gordon@ksbscotland.org.uk
Contact Derek via his PA, Julie Gordon.
Derek has been the Chief Executive of Keep Scotland Beautiful since early 2011.
Derek has 20 years experience of senior management and leadership roles held mainly within the Third Sector and his career extends to time spent in both Scotland and England. Keep Scotland Beautiful is the fourth charity that he has led as Chief Executive.
A qualified manager, Derek has experience of service areas that include, the environment, neighbourhood regeneration, sustainable development, education, community development, youth work, and charity fundraising.
Derek sits on Scotland’s 2020 Climate Group Board, is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA), a Member of ACEVO, a member of ACOSVO and a Graduate of the Common Purpose Programme of 2000.
A keen champion of the role of the voluntary and community sector, Derek has served on a variety of charity boards, Third Sector advisory groups and has assisted a number of voluntary and charitable organisations that have been working through change.