Scottish Fencing are delighted to announce after an extensive recruitment process that Fiona Keir has started today in the role as Chief Operating Officer at Scottish Fencing.
"The Board and I are delighted to welcome Fiona to Scottish Fencing. We were enormously impressed by her breadth of experience across the sporting sector, her values-driven approach to leadership and, above all, her enthusiasm and ambition for Scottish Fencing.
Fiona joins us at a particularly exciting time, with our newly revamped Scottish Open just around the corner and plenty of opportunities ahead. We are very much looking forward to working with her as we continue to grow and develop fencing across Scotland." - Sam McLellan (Chair, Scottish Fencing)
Fiona has spent the last nine years in the Highlands and recently relocated to Perthshire. She has been working in the third sector for the past 5 years predominantly in environmental sustainability.
Sport is her passion and she has previously held position as CEO of Scottish Orienteering and worked at UK Sport in International Sport Development. Fiona has a background in canoeing as a coach and athlete.
She has worked in a number of sporting roles in other governing bodies as well as Active Schools and Sports Development in Perth & Kinross. Fiona loves wild swimming, paddleboarding and plays netball recreationally.
