Executive Team

The Executive team report to the Board of Directors and are responsible for the day to day management of High Life Highland.

Chief Executive

Steve Walsh
DIRECTOR OF INVERNESS CASTLE AND EVENTS

Fiona Hampton
DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE PERFORMANCE

Douglas Wilby
DIRECTOR OF SPORT, LEISURE AND SAFEGUARDING

James Martin
DIRECTOR OF CULTURE AND LEARNING

John West

Chief Executive

Steve Walsh

Our Chief Executive leads on our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion to ensure that the experience of employees is positive and that everything that we do is focused on making life better and more sustainable for Highland communities.

Telephone:01349 781700

DIRECTOR OF INVERNESS CASTLE AND EVENTS

Fiona Hampton

Director of Inverness Castle and Events

Main responsibilities:

  • Inverness Castle Project
  • Events and Festivals

Telephone:01349 781700

DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE PERFORMANCE

Douglas Wilby

Main responsibilities include management of:

  • Business Support
  • Estates
  • Health and Safety
  • Health and Wellbeing
  • Human Resources
  • ICT
  • Marketing and Communications
  • Organisation Performance

Telephone:01349 781700

DIRECTOR OF SPORT, LEISURE AND SAFEGUARDING

James Martin

Main responsibilities include sport and leisure product and activity development, and strategic management and responsibility for:

  • Leisure centres and swimming pools
  • Sports development and partnership working with sportscotland
  • Community services – including outdoor fields and pitches and community centres
  • highlife card management and development
  • Safeguarding and Protection – representing HLH on Highland Child Protection Committee (HCPC) and Highland Violence Against Women Partnership (HVAWP)

Telephone:01349 781700

DIRECTOR OF CULTURE AND LEARNING

John West

Main responsibilities include line managment of:

  • Adult Learning
  • Archives
  • Countryside Rangers
  • Libraries
  • Museums and Arts
  • Music Tuition
  • Youth Work

Telephone:01349 781700