Scottish Government Culture Division

There have been recent changes to the Scottish Government’s Culture Division and teams. List below of key contacts. This page was updated on 13 May 2022.

Culture and Historic Environment Division

  • Director – Penelope Cooper

  • Deputy Director – Lisa Baird

Creative Industries, Screen and Media Unit

  • Unit head is Jane Holligan

  • Screen – Emily Green (team leader), Peter Millar, Joy Taylor, Hannah Johnson

  • Creative Industries and Media Policy – Hazel Parkinson (team leader), Heather Holmes, Susan McColl (focused on economic development), India Divers

  • International – Iain Waller (team leader), Craig Salter, Eilidh Hall, David Johnson, Becky Hopkins

Culture Strategy / Engagement Unit

  • Interim Unit head is Anna Feintuck

  • Culture Strategy programme and National Partnership for Culture lead – Lucy Simpson, Victoria Kelly, Winnie Ward, Fraser Gowans

  • Youth Arts, COSLA and Culture Summit – Eleanor Stanley, Caroline Craig, Maria Eleftheriadou

  • Cultural Diplomacy, Festivals, EXPO – Sebastian Howell, Benjamin Philpott

Sponsorship, funding and Historic Environment Unit

  • Unit head is David Seers

  • Resource and Capital Investment - Jenny Watson (Team Leader), also in team is Derek Wilson and Isabelle Jacobsen

  • Sponsorship and Historic Environment - Callum Grigor (Team Leader), also in team is Helen Stephenson, Christina Murison, Kevin West, Anya Opara and Rhona Gowans

  • Creative Scotland and Performing Arts - Hannah Frodsham (Team Leader), also in the team is Cathy Stobo and Finbarr Lee

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