Joe McLachlan

Joe trained as an accountant with Glasgow City Council and in 2001 was appointed Audit Manager at East Ayrshire Council with responsibility for managing internal audit client services.

In 2004 he was appointed Corporate Accounting Manager and is responsible for managing the Corporate Accounting function within the Council. He is heavily involved in the Council’s transformation strategy and in the monitoring and achievement of planned savings.

Joe is an active member of his professional institute and has a membership of the UK and national accounting standards working groups.

He is married with three boys, all of whom have a keen interest in football, and Joe spends large amounts of his weekend standing at the sidelines, usually in the rain!