Mike Baxter

Chief Financial Officer

Mike is part of ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´’s senior executive team and works with colleagues across the partnership to provide strategic financial direction, harnessing financial resources and performance data to deliver ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´’s financial sustainability ambitions as articulated in the Strategic Plan 2030.

Mike joined ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ in May 2024 from the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) as Director of Finance and Corporate Services and brings experience from previous roles at Transport Scotland and The Scottish Government. A qualified Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) accountant since 1992 with over 30 years in the public sector, Mike has a deep attachment to the Highlands where he is relocating and will be based at ÐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ House in Inverness.

Mike Baxter sitting at a table