Nicole Paterson

Nicole is an award-winning local government Chief Officer, with nearly three decades of experience across five local authorities, consultancy, and environmental non-executive roles.

With more than twenty-five years of experience in local government specifically, Nicole joins us from North Lanarkshire Council, Scotland’s fourth largest local authority, where her role as Head of Environmental Assets saw her drive a strategic vision of community-focused, inclusive growth and prosperity. Nicole led systemic change on climate change adaption, biodiversity, flood risk management, transport policy, planning, and green spaces.

Nicole previously spent over a decade at Stirling Council leading strategic environmental and infrastructure programs and has worked across West Lothian, East Dunbartonshire, and Argyll & Bute Councils.