{"id":682,"date":"2026-01-23T08:10:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T09:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/?p=682"},"modified":"2026-02-02T18:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T18:52:04","slug":"zero-waste-scotland-appoints-ciaran-mcguigan-as-new-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/zero-waste-scotland-appoints-ciaran-mcguigan-as-new-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero Waste Scotland appoints Ciaran McGuigan as new CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-beyondwords-marker=\"9650ad15-ee74-44be-9cf3-6f0cabbf854e\" data-beyondwords-player=\"true\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<h4><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-611171 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" alt=\"Zero Waste Scotland\" width=\"860\" height=\"516\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CiaranMcGuigan.jpg\"><\/h4>\n<h4>Zero Waste Scotland has announced Ciaran McGuigan will replace Ian Gulland as its CEO.<\/h4>\n<p>McGuigan, Zero Waste Scotland\u2019s (ZWS) current Finance and Corporate Services Director, succeeds Gulland, who recently stepped down after eleven years in the role.<\/p>\n<p>The appointment was approved by the Scottish Government, in line with standard practice for Government bodies.<\/p>\n<p>McGuigan formally begins the role from 1 February 2026. ZWS said further details of management arrangements for his replacement as Finance and Corporate Services Director will be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p>Welcoming McGuigan to the role, Cabinet Secretary for Climate Action and Energy, Gillian Martin, said: \u201cThe Scottish Government is committed to achieving a more circular economy \u2013 one where we keep materials and goods in use for as long as possible \u2013 and Zero Waste Scotland is a key partner in supporting us with this ambition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur collaboration is an important one, and I look forward to working with Ciaran and his team to help people and businesses reduce waste and lower emissions, supporting Scotland\u2019s climate and nature targets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to his appointment, McGuigan said: \u201cIt is a huge privilege for me to have the opportunity to lead Zero Waste Scotland into our next phase as we grow the circular economy, create skilled green jobs, help regenerate communities, and deliver a resilient and prosperous economy that reduces our climate impact.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very much looking forward to continuing to work closely with our Board, with Scottish Government, and, of course, the many key sectors and stakeholders who are vital to the delivery of Scotland\u2019s circular economy ambitions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\/news\/zero-waste-scotland-appoints-ciaran-mcguigan-as-new-ceo\/\">Zero Waste Scotland appoints Ciaran McGuigan as new CEO<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.circularonline.co.uk\">Circular Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Zero Waste Scotland has announced Ciaran McGuigan will replace Ian Gulland as its CEO. McGuigan, Zero Waste Scotland\u2019s (ZWS) current Finance and Corporate Services Director, succeeds Gulland, who recently stepped down after eleven years in the role. The appointment was approved by the Scottish Government, in line with standard&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/zero-waste-scotland-appoints-ciaran-mcguigan-as-new-ceo\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":685,"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682\/revisions\/685"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycrochettips.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}