At our AGM on 26th November, Bill Stevenson was appointed as Interim Chairperson replacing Angela Leitch CBE who stepped down after three years as our Chair. Bill will hold the role of Interim Chair as we seek a new chairperson for YouthLink Scotland. A sub-group of the Board is considering the recruitment process for that.
We are delighted that Bill has taken up this role and is continuing in his role as Honorary Treasurer, with Sophie Reid as Vice Chairperson.
Bill has had a long career in the sector and was originally a board member at the Scottish Council for Voluntary Youth Organisations, before YouthLink Scotland was formed. He is currently the General Manager for the Global Fellowship and is a member of the Duke of Edinburgh Scotland’s advisory board. He was formerly the UK CEO/Brigade Secretary of The Boys’ Brigade from 2016 – 2019.
Full Bio
Bill was appointed as the General Manager of GF in January 2021 after serving a short time on GF ExCo as a trustee. He served as the UK CEO/ Brigade Secretary of The Boys’ Brigade from 2016 – 2019 and before that was BB Director for Scotland for seven years.
Since his appointment Bill has travelled extensively and has already visited GF member organisations in all parts of the Globe. He is passionate about improving international connections and developing the capacity of our member organisations.
Bill has also held many voluntary positions in the Brigade including being Captain of both the 4th Leith and 20th Leith Companies. He previously also served as President of the Leith Battalion and as an Office-Bearer in Edinburgh, Leith & District Battalion.
Bill lives in Stenton, East Lothian where he is also an elder in the local Church of Scotland congregation. Prior to working for GF he was a senior manager with a software house specialising in work with social housing providers. In his spare time, he enjoys walking, travel and the theatre.
The Boys’ Brigade is the oldest voluntary uniformed youth organisation having been formed in Glasgow in 1883. It is now a worldwide movement with over 1 million young people in membership.
Global Fellowship is the International network of the BB, which grew out of the International Conference of the BB which was formed in 1963. Currently over 60 independent members are part of the network.