Leeann Dempster

Leeann Dempster is a Scottish football executive. She was the Chief Executive (CEO) of Queen's Park, having previously held the same position at Motherwell and Hibernian. Quotes I think it is time for calm heads and clear thinking. I think it is also time for some new influencers in the game, new ideas and more openness. I think it is great that we have Ron and Dave Cormack, who are two really creative thinkers who ask the question: “What does the modern game look like? What will it look like? Where do we fit in that? These will be really testing times but really interesting times because I think it is going to change everything. Actually, probably, in some small way, everything in football had to change anyway. Easter Road chief executive stresses need for ‘calm heads and clear thinking’,8 April 2020 I thought, ‘you’re having a laugh… I’m not leaving now. There’s not a chance I’m going to walk away when things are tough, if anything it makes me more determined. I’m certain there was some whispers, some comments, but never really directed at me and I would say if someone were to do that then they would be getting short shrift. Like many people who eventually realise at a point in their life that they are gay, you go through challenges, and I did struggle a little bit, if I’m honest. HIBS chief executive Leeann Dempster has spoken of discovering the love of her life after realising she was gay in her 20s,24 April 2019 External Links Category:Women in sports Category:Scottish nationalists Category:Chief executive officers Category:Living people Category:LGBT people Category:Businesspeople from Scotland Category:Businesswomen from the United Kingdom Category:Women from Scotland Category:People from Glasgow