The Team
Senior Management Team
Kevin Anderson
General Manager
Key responsibilities
As head of paid service the General Manager is responsible for the strategic leadership of the organisation, acting as an ambassador for the Trust while ensuring the successful and effective delivery of all charitable and strategic objectives, ensuring that resources are deployed and managed constructively.
Diane McMillan
Business Support Manager
Key responsibilities
The Business Support Manager provides leadership and strategic direction in relation to all Business Support functions for liveArgyll, including Finance, ICT, Governance, HR, Property, and Health and Safety.
Nicola Hackett
Business Development Manager
Key responsibilities
The Business Development Manager provides leadership and strategic direction in relation to all developmental and commercial activities across the business. They are also responsible for Active Schools, Sport Development and other key partnership programmes.
Lorna Whyte
Business Operations Manager
Key responsibilities
The Business Operations Manager provides leadership and management of all liveArgyll facilities, ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of relevant strategies, plans and required outcomes, including the provision of a safe, streamlined working environment across all service areas.
Management Team
Colin Crichton
Area Operations Manager
Helensburgh & Lomond
Key responsibilities
The Area Operations Manager for Helensburgh & Lomond is charged with the safe and efficient operations of Helensburgh Pool, Victoria Halls, Helensburgh Library, Cardross Library and Rosneath Library. They will help develop and deliver the vision, values and strategic objectives of the Trust in partnership with key stakeholders.
Robert Judge
Area Operations Manager
Kintyre & Islay
Key responsibilities
The Area Operations Manager for Kintyre & Islay is charged with the safe and efficient operations of Aqualibrium, Campbeltown 3G Pitch, Victoria Hall, Campbeltown Library, Tarbert Library, Kintyre Community Education Centre, and the Campbeltown Museum in Kintyre, as well as Ramsay Hall and the Mobile Library on Islay. They will help develop and deliver the vision, values and strategic objectives of the Trust in partnership with key stakeholders.
David Campbell
Acting Area Operations Manager
Bute & Cowal
Key responsibilities
The Area Operations Manager is charged with the safe and efficient operation of Riverside Swim and Health Centre, Rothesay Swimming Pool and the newly refurbished Queens Hall, along with Libraries and Community Education Centres in Dunoon and Rothesay. This includes the responsibility for staff, health and safety, budgets, building operations, business operations and customer service.
Alex Edmonstone
Active Schools, Sport and Community Learning Manager
Key responsibilities
The Active Schools, Sport and Community Learning Manager is responsible for managing and developing the Active Schools, Sports Hub and Community Learning and Development programmes.
They also manage other sports development programmes including Football and Children’s Gymnastics. Other responsibilities include management of partnerships with various sport national governing bodies, and membership of Community Learning groups including Community Learning Development Managers Scotland (CLDMS) and the Northern Alliance CLD Leads group.
Eilidh Petro
Company Accountant
Key responsibilities
Our in-house accountant produces liveArgyll’s financial statements and internal financial reports, and is also in charge of project support and budget monitoring.
Marius Huysamer
Property & Projects Manager
Key responsibilities
The Property & Projects Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of property maintenance, strategic asset management planning, project management and the coordination of Health and Safety management within liveArgyll.
Paul Ashworth
Comercial Manager
Key responsibilities
The Commercial Manager is responsible for providing management and direction in relation to all commercial activities. Key areas include the development and growth of products and business partnerships, the maximising of membership growth and retention, the development of events and the strategic management of the marketing team.