New Lanark is governed by a board of 9 trustees from a range of professional backgrounds.
The Board provides guidance to New Lanark Trust on a range of subjects including planning, finance, heritage and Health and Safety. The Trustees carry out their duties on a voluntary basis.
Bill Howat - Chair
After a career spanning nearly 50 years and covering academia, the civil service, local government, consultancy, and voluntary work, Bill now describes himself as a ‘Lad o’ Pairts’! He retired, formally, in 2005 as CEO of Comhairle nan Eilan Siar (Western Isles Council) and led the review of the then Scottish Executive’s budgets published in 2007.
Sheenagh Adams
Sheenagh is a public service professional with over 30 years’ experience in the civil service and local government.
Jonathan Bryant
Originally a Physicist, Jonathan developed an early passion for the heritage, first expressed in direct action volunteering to restore inland waterways at risk of closure and abandonment.
Iain Macdonald
Iain Macdonald was Director General of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) in Geneva from 2002 to 2010.
Duncan Chesnutt
Duncan is a Finance professional with wide experience across the range of Public Sector bodies and in Multinational Private Sector companies.
Catherine McClymont
Catherine is a Locally Elected Councillor for Clydesdale North Ward which encompasses New Lanark.
Brendan Faulds
Brendan's current focus is on the scaling up of digital innovation solutions for Scotland's Health & Social Care delivery organisations.
Alistair Duncan
Alistair has a degree in Electrical Engineering and post-graduate qualifications in Business and Finance.
