Kathryn Thomson

Kathryn Thomson has been Chief Executive of National Museums NI since March 2016.

Prior to that she was Chief Operating Officer at Tourism NI for 11 years.

Before that Kathryn worked in the senior finance team within NHS Greater Glasgow, primarily involved in business and financial planning.

Kathryn holds a BCom (Hons) degree in Business Studies from the University of Edinburgh, completed her accountancy training at PricewaterhouseCoopers and has a professional qualification as a Chartered Accountant with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA).

She also sits on the Boards of both Tourism Ireland and Visit Belfast, as well as being a Director and Trustee on the Board of three charities – the Grand Opera House, Culture Perth & Kinross and Open House Festival.