David Whyte, Financial Controller  

David is a graduate Chartered Accountant who began his career with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, where he progressed to the position of Technical Manager.  In 1984 he moved to the Clydesdale Electrical Group as Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary before moving to Glen TV Rentals Ltd as Finance Director.  David moved to the charity sector in 1991 as Finance Director of the British Red Cross in Scotland. In 1998 he became Director, Scotland and was involved in a number of national projects and committees across the UK.  He joined Haven Products, formerly owned by Red Cross in June 2000 having been a non-executive Director for a number of years in the 1990s looking after Red Cross's interest in the Company.  David is a Director of Social Firms Scotland. He was also the Vice-Chair of the British Association of Supported Employment (BASE) in Scotland and continues to lead joint initiatives with Remploy and the Scottish Executive on Public Sector Procurement.

david.whyte@havenproducts.co.uk

Dougie Taylor, Head of Operations, Momentum Skills

Dougie began his career in the advertising industry before enrolling at the University of Glasgow  where he graduated with a Master of Arts in English and History, and subsequently qualified as a teacher.  He then embarked on a career in the financial services sector and over the subsequent fifteen years built up his own business.  He joined Momentum in 1996 as a tutor before being appointed Centre Manager for Drumchapel and the Freshstart service in 1998. 2003 saw Dougie take on the role of Momentum's Partnership Manager. When the core services of Momentum came together under the Momentum Skills banner Dougie took on the role of Head of Operations with overall responsibility for this division of  services.

dougie.taylor@momentumscotland.org

Steve Black, Head of Business Development for UK Services and Interim Head of Community Health and Social Care

Steve Black joined Momentum in 2002 initially as Employment Development Manager. In 2006 he became Momentum's Head of Business Development with this role extended to cover the whole of the UK in late 2008 following a restructure of Rehab Group in the UK activity. Steve's background spans the private, public and volunatry sectors in terms of health and social care. Steve has been an operational NHS manager in both Scotland and England and has worked for a range of diverse health and care providers across the UK since the early 1990's. In his role as Head of Development for the UK, Steve is responsible for the growth of new business activity across all of the Rehab Group in the UK entities. In addition, he is also responsible for leading the Rehab Group's UK service development activity and as a member of the UK Senior Management Team, Steve is responsible for supporting each of the Rehab Group UK operational heads in terms of new and existing development plans and opportunities.

stephen.black@momentumscotland.org  

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