Louise Allen, Head of Finance and Corporate Operations

Louise Allen joined the Park Authority as Head of Finance and Corporate Operations in December 2022. Having trained as an accountant in a provincial office of a large, international firm, she now leads a team that takes responsibility for financial management and governance, information technology and security, and procurement.

Louise moved from the private sector in 2002 to work with charities and the public sector and has worked across a range of issues and areas, including the water industry, a homelessness charity and the performing arts. She is a regular volunteer with charities associated with mental health support, and has a keen interest in culture, nature and the outdoors and is frequently found dipping in lochs around the north of Scotland.