Billy McFadyen

Billy’s career began when he left school for a trainee accountant role. On completing his accountancy qualifications, and having fulfilled various roles in public practice, he pursued a career in industry in 1990.

Billy joined the SEC in 2008. He has responsibility for Finance, Development, Commercial Partners and Hospitality. He is also our Company Secretary and maintains relationships with our legal advisors, banking partner and insurers. As well as being an SEC Board member, he sits on the QD Events Board.

A current focus is developing SEC’s ambitious Net Zero energy strategy which considers a variety of energy generation and storage both on and off campus.

Having joined SEC with extensive construction experience, Billy was an integral part of the OVO Hydro delivery team. He completed the relocation of the heliport, helped deliver the multi storey car park and recently secured a developer for the hotel sites adjacent to the car park.

Billy has previously overseen People and Technology, Live Entertainment and Ticketing within the SEC.

Prior to joining SEC, Billy was the Regional Managing Director for Robertson Homes and grew the business from £7m to £40m turnover. He joined Robertson Homes as the Finance Director in 2002 and was responsible for the major development of the management information systems as well as overseeing all financial functions.

Previous roles include Finance Director, George Wimpey West Scotland and Financial Accountant with Keyline Builders Merchants Ltd.