Cathy Jamieson will remain a non-executive director of Kilmarnock, it has been confirmed.
The former politician has been on the board at the Rugby Park club for the last six years as the Killie Trust's representative.
However, such as the pivotal role she has played in helping to shape the Ayrshire side's current positive state, majority shareholder Billy Bowie and significant fellow investor Phyliss Carroll have found a new position for Jamieson.
In a statement, the club states Jamieson will start her new role as a non-executive on June 1, where her main remit will be supporting the work of the club’s official charity, Killie Community, as Chair of Trustee Board.
She will also continue to lead on the club’s child protection and wellbeing strategy, a crucial role as Killie aims to expand both its boys and girls academies.
On her new role, Jamieson said: “My role ends as the Trust’s director, but I am delighted that the club has asked me to be on the board as a non-executive director.
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“The Killie Community role is something that’s really exciting, and very close to my heart. We’ve seen that grow from the days when it started with Paul Di Giacomo as the community engagement manager, to now having Jordan Allison as the charity manager and a rebrand from Kilmarnock Community Sports Trust to Killie Community, which better reflects the aims of charity.
“Thanks to Billy Bowie, we now have the Killie Community Hub in Rugby Road, plus plans for the community pitches behind the Moffat Stand which is a great base to build from.
"I’ll be very much focused on helping the charity develop, and increasing its reach, in collaboration with the club. I’ve been doing some of that already but it wasn’t specifically my role so I am delighted that I’ll have the time to focus in on that.”
Carroll, Managing Director added: “Both Billy and I are delighted that Cathy has agreed to come on board to help steer Killie Community on the path to becoming one of the area’s largest charities. The work that they do could only benefit from Cathy’s charitable sector knowledge and we look forward to working with her as plans for Killie Community flourish over the coming months.”
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