David Cameron, Deputy Chief Executive

David Cameron is a qualified accountant and an experienced human resources practitioner. He leads our Finance, Human Resources, Corporate Services and Grants teams, and oversees our delivery of the Cairngorms 2030 programme. 

David served as a non-executive board member of sportscotland for nine years and is a former chair of its audit and risk committee. His previous charity work includes serving as a trustee of the Outdoor Access Trust for Scotland and chair of Addiction Counselling Service Inverness.  He is currently an independent board member of the Cycling World Championships Ltd and chair of its company’s audit and risk committee.  

The Scottish Government requires Non-Departmental Public Bodies to publish the names and salaries of relevant senior staff. The key factors in deciding whose details to publish involve their level of seniority and decision-making powers, with full-time equivalent salaries of more than £58,200.

Register of interests: 

Category 1: Remuneration  

• Details: Board member Sportscotland, appointed by Scottish Ministers, to Apr 2013 to 31 March 2022, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee Apr 2014 to 31 March 2022
• Board member Cycling World Championships Ltd. (Wholly owned by VisitScotland) from 16 June 2022 to date, and Chair of Cycling World Championships Ltd. Audit and Risk Committee from 16 June 2022 to date.

Category 2: Other roles 

• Details: Board member Sportscotland, appointed by Scottish Ministers, to Apr 2013 to 31 March 2022, Chair of Audit and Risk Committee Apr 2014 to 31 March 2022
• Board member Cycling World Championships Ltd. (Wholly owned by VisitScotland) from 16 June 2022 to date, and Chair of Cycling World Championships Ltd. Audit and Risk Committee from 16 June 2022 to date.

Category 3: Contracts 

• None 

Category 4: Election expenses 

• None 

Category 5: Houses, land and buildings 

• Part ownership of family house, Isle of Lash Isle of Arran

Category 6: Interest in shares and securities 

• None 

Category 7: Gifts and hospitality 

• None 

Category 8: Non-financial interests 

• Vice Chair, Cairngorms Local Action Group
• Vice Chair and Trustee Director, Cairngorms Local Action Group Trust (Cairngorms Trust)
• Chair and Trustee Addictions Counselling Inverness – resigned Apr 2022
• Trustee and Treasurer, UK National Parks Charity Foundation
• Director, Cairngorms Community Broadband Ltd. – now closed May 2022
• Business Advisor, Black Isle Farmers Society – ad hoc unpaid advisory support
• Business Advisor, Grantown Initiative Ian Charles Hospital Redevelopment Project from October 2023 to date

Category 9: Close family members 

• Wife, works as Housing Development Manager, the Highland Council