George Black

George Black is Chief Executive of Glasgow City Council, the largest local authority in Scotland. Before that he was Glasgow’s Director of Finance, and named Director of Finance of the Year by the Bank of Scotland in 2003.

His responsibilities have included Glasgow’s secondary schools PPP project, and the transfer of the Council’s housing stock to Glasgow Housing Association.

George is involved in the regeneration of the River Clyde, the new riverside Museum of Transport, the lighting strategy for the city, and the further modernisation of primary schools across Glasgow.