Executive Leadership Team
Zero Waste Scotland is proud to have a dynamic and experienced senior leadership team that is committed to driving the organisation forward.
Led by our CEO, our leadership team consists of individuals with diverse backgrounds and skill sets, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge to the table.
Each member of the team has a deep understanding of our work, along with the experience and expertise to successfully drive the organisation forward as we lead Scotland to use products and resources responsibly.
Our senior leadership team are committed to creating a pioneering, focused and authentic culture of collaboration, and are dedicated to delivering the highest levels of value to our customers, stakeholders and partners.
Ciaran McGuigan
Ciaran McGuigan has been appointed as the new Chief Executive of Zero Waste Scotland.
Ciaran was previously Finance and Corporate Services Director and has played a significant role in Zero Waste Scotland’s development over the last four years including acting as SRO during our transition to public body, being a key architect of our Corporate Plan to 2030, and through his strategic leadership as part of our Executive Leadership Team.
In addition, he brings with him decades of private sector business, finance, governance, and risk management experience.
Ciaran's commitment to our organisational values and mission to rewire the economy will be instrumental as we move into this next, exciting phase.
Jane Beasley
Jane is a professionally qualified resource manager working for the past 25 years on a wide range of strategic and research projects focusing on how we can better manage and secure our resources to optimise their value and protect our environment.
Jane has a waste management focused PhD, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Before joining Zero Waste Scotland she had extensive experience of working with public and private sector organisations on a wide range of priority issues including strategy development and delivery, consumption behaviour, partnership working, sector engagement, reuse and recycling delivery services.
Jane is a regular judge of innovative practices for various national awards and an experienced Chair and Facilitator.
Denise Millar
Denise joined Zero Waste Scotland in September 2021 initially as Head of People and became People Director in January 2024, she has extensive HR leadership experience in the public and private sectors spanning over a 23-year period which has included staff engagement, culture change, performance and talent management, employee relations, equality diversity and inclusion, reward and health and wellbeing.
Denise is a chartered member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development and has a BA (Hons) Business Management.
Denise is responsible for the strategic and operational management of the People function at Zero Waste Scotland.
She is also a non-executive Trustee of a Glasgow-based charity.
Senior Staff Pay Transparency
Zero Waste Scotland is committed to operating openly and transparently as a non-departmental public body. In line with this commitment, we promote the disclosure and salary details of our senior staff.