The Team

Bill Nicol

Chief Executive

Bill Nicol is the Chief Executive of Riverside Inverclyde. Prior to taking on the post in December 2006, Bill worked in two local authorities, two local enterprise companies and Scottish Enterprise National. Posts have included Director of national priority project Clyde Regeneration (Clyde Waterfront and Clyde Gateway); Director of Property and Locations (Scottish Enterprise National); Head of Inclusion (Scottish Enterprise Forth Valley); Director of Competitive Place (Scottish Enterprise Renfrewshire); Director of the Clackmannanshire Economic Development Partnership and a Director of Akeler Scotland (Ltd).

With over 20 years of strategic investment, property and regeneration experience, Bill has a proven track record of successfully developing and delivering high profile national and local investment plans such as the Scottish Enterprise Strategic Investment Plan; Clyde Regeneration Plan; Clackmannshire and Falkirk Action Plans.

Bill graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 1984 with an Honours Degree in Town and Country Planning and subsequently obtained post graduate qualifications in Land Economics and Business Administration.

Bill has two daughters, Bex and Fee and outside work he has an interest in property, art/design, quad biking and sailing.